Busy bees

Ah, it has been a long time time and so thank you for actually coming back to this blog to read it.

I was musing on how the church of Christ in our present day has turned into a very 'busy' house. Which is good, because we are to be busy for the Lord. But with being busy, we must be wary of certain things.

Too many young believers are 'pressured' into becoming busy like the rest, and are not given sufficient time to 'enjoy' their new birth in Christ, and to take time patiently to sit as His feet to learn from Him through His Word. The assembly should give sufficient time for the person to grow and have the foundation placed on solid rock. Then, when ready, the young believer will on his /her own accord, come forward with a desire to serve Him. Indeed, His yoke is easy, and His burden is light, but you know, sometimes i wonder if we are guilty of 'adding weight' to it? I don't know, i do hope i'm wrong, but, i don't know...

Are we also busy looking out for others in the church, that we neglect our own households? Dear believers from non-Christian homes, are you more concerned for a brother or sister in church than that of your own unsaved parents or siblings? Return home and look at them, not with bitterness though they give you a hard time, but behold them through the eyes of Christ.

More dangerously, are we so busy at service, we're neglecting time spent with the Word of God? Are the only times we read the bible the times when we take a glance of a verse recommended by some daily devotional and then we meditate upon the thoughts of the writer? What happened to patient, prayerful time spent meditating on God's Word, without care of time spent?

Do you feel that you're very busy? Do you feel like you're know the Lord's work better than the Lord Himself? What new verses of scripture have brought new meaning and revelation for daily guidance in life recently? Or is your spiritual life feeding on verses you remember appreciating years ago?

Remember, even the Lord Jesus, God's Perfect Servant, took time to pray. Took time to isolate Himself from the world, and to be with His Father.

Stop. Relax. Stop rushing. Stop glancing at the clock so much. Come to the One who said "take no though for tomorrow...", and also "...be anxious for nothing...". Sit at His feet and learn from Him. Let Him give you rest.