It's 3 am, and I am migraine-free, but also wide-awake, thanks to Excedrin Migraine. Great time for pondering, though.
While in the "reading room," I came across today's devotional in My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. He paraphrases Luke 10:20 as Christ saying, "Don't rejoice in your successful service for Me, but rejoice because of your right relationship with Me." He calls rejoicing in successful service, in the fact that God has used you, a trap. As I focus on keeping my relationship strong with Him, rather than on the success of my service to Him, He will continue to pour "rivers of living water" through me, regardless of my circumstances, or what I encounter each day.
"It is the work that God does through us that counts, not what we do for HIm." Regardless of what I am DOING for Him, my personal relationship with God is to be top priority.
3 comments:
Sorry about the migraine! Middle of the night reading is powerful. God's works for us to walk in last forever.
like mother like daughter. :) Julia, I am always encouraged by reading your thoughts. thank you for sharing
Yes. I have yet to turn insomnia into banana bread!
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