Daily Devotion

River of Life Christian Church ︳www.rolcc.net/english 1 Timothy 4:15    Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.    Paul mentions the following attitude when serving God: Give yourself wholly to them. "Give yourself wholly to them" means to be proactive and not sit back and wait. We should be proactively and not wait to participate in church service. There are many "spectator" Christians who like to watch from the sidelines, but they never open up themselves to share their life in the Lord with others. Even though the people in the church may not be as adorable as we imagined, but thanks be to God, because we are not perfect, so we need to learn to support each other and work together with each other. This is just the opportunity for God to shape our lives. Be diligent, so that everyone may see your progress. To be "diligent" is to be careful, not to be careless. No matter what is your service at church, you should do it with all your heart and all your strength. Never think that it is a small thing. Like being an usher or setting up chairs, don't think you don't need to spend too much energy, just doing it casually. If we cannot concentrate and care about the little things, how can we expect God to use us in the big things? On the other hand, we not only need to be diligent in our service, but even more we need to grow in our service. The secret to growing is to continue to learn through failures. Don't just look at the famous people like they have such great gifts. Behind them there are many teary experiences and failures, which you do not see. In the practice of serving God, failures are unavoidable. However, if we do not go through the path of experiencing failures, how can we have better service? Therefore, don't be afraid of failure! Failure is the necessary process to grow in our service. The important thing is that through the failures we need to learn the lesson God wants us to learn. Thus in service, we not only need diligence, but also continue to grow from learning through practice.       Pray with Pastor Tong           Dear Lord, I thank you for reminding me to be diligent and learn to give myself wholly in service. Please help me in every service to offer up myself to you. Let me be a good and faithful servant and be pleasing in your sight. I thank you and I pray in the victorious name of Jesus, Amen!

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