SCRIPTURE: Luke (NIV) 13:22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.
OBSERVATION: Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, but he did not wait until he arrived to begin ministering. The people in Jerusalem were important. The people he met along the way in the towns and villages were just as important.
His ministry was where He was, using what was available. He did not wait until he had a tent, or a building with comfortable chairs for the people to sit while he taught them. He did not wait until he had a band with musical instruments to accompany His ministry. He did not wait until he had some proper PA equipment. He was a teacher; He did what a teacher does.
APPLICATION: I can become so task orientated that I miss opportunities to minister to the people I meet on the way.
I can get in such a hurry to get where I am going that I ignore the people I meet along the way.
Or I can get my mind so full of how the ministry should happen and what is needed to enable me to do the ministry, that I miss the opportunities to just minister!
PRAYER: Lord, I need your Holy Spirit to keep me aware of those with needs around me. Help me not to miss anyone needing my ministry whom you have placed in my pathway today. I depend on your Holy Spirit to empower and enable me to minister as needed. Amen.
Pastor Leon
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