Today's Daily Bread
Always Preparing
While my son was home for an extended visit, he knocked on my
office door one morning and asked me what I was doing. “I’m preparing
for Sunday school,” I told him. Then, thinking about all the time I
spend in my office, I said, “It seems like I’m always preparing for
something.”
I’m grateful for the opportunities God gives me to reach out to
others. There’s some stress, though, when you’re always getting
something ready for somebody. It’s hard to balance priorities with the
pressure to prepare a lesson, a message, or a document continually on
your mind.
This idea of constant preparation intrigued me, so I checked the
Bible to see if it talks about the subject. I found that we are called
to always be preparing. A heart dedicated to God must be prepared to
serve Him (1 Sam. 7:3). We are to be ready to do good works (2 Tim.
2:21) and to defend scriptural truth (1 Peter 3:15). And Paul reminds us
that even our giving takes planning (2 Cor. 9:5).
That’s just a start. Living a life that pleases the Lord takes
mental, spiritual, and physical preparation. But we don’t need to
stress, because He will enable us with His power. Let’s ask God to guide
us as we prepare to serve, honor, and tell others about Him.
Savior, like a shepherd lead us,
Much we need Thy tender care;
In Thy pleasant pastures feed us,
For our use Thy folds prepare. —Thrupp
Much we need Thy tender care;
In Thy pleasant pastures feed us,
For our use Thy folds prepare. —Thrupp
The best preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today.
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