Save Me from Me
Introduction
What hope or comfort do we have in our failures?
A. God Will Work Through Our Failures, No Matter What It Takes (vv.1-7)
B. God Will Act for His Name, However Long It Takes (vv.8-13)
Conclusion
Daily Devotional Journal
Scripture:
Exodus 3:1-10; 4:1-2; 1 Peter 2:9-10
Exodus 3:1-10; 4:1-2; 1 Peter 2:9-10
Thu, 7 July 2022
Seeing Our Work as Sacred
Observation:
From today’s verses, what significant observations can you make about the calling and resources of God’s representatives to the world?
Deeper Reflection
FINDING MEANING, REST AND JOY IN OUR WORK HAS GOT a lot to do with Christians’ ministry in the marketplace and the task of discipling Singapore. It is only when we have recognised and dealt with the inner life issues pertaining to the paradigms regarding our work that we can have the right perspectives and postures to influence the marketplace and society that God has placed us in. For we reproduce after our own kind. We want to reproduce the right kind of disciples – a Christlike kind!However, we must not neglect the outer life to which God has also called us, that is, a life of ministry and service to others for the sake of Christ. In our God-given vocation, wherever God has placed us in His service, we are to use whatever God has given us in order to accomplish His will. Wherever we are. We remember that the great prophet Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea. But let us not forget that Moses’ commissioning took place amid the daily mundane course of his work.17 So lest we think that our daily vocations are insignificant, remember that wherever we are, God calls us for His purposes.Whatever we have. At times, we may feel that the skills in our workplace have little to do with extending God’s Kingdom. But look at how God used the simple staff of Moses to perform mighty miracles in His name.18 So never underestimate the training and experience that your work gives to you, for God is using even these to accomplish His will.
FINDING MEANING, REST AND JOY IN OUR WORK HAS GOT a lot to do with Christians’ ministry in the marketplace and the task of discipling Singapore. It is only when we have recognised and dealt with the inner life issues pertaining to the paradigms regarding our work that we can have the right perspectives and postures to influence the marketplace and society that God has placed us in. For we reproduce after our own kind. We want to reproduce the right kind of disciples – a Christlike kind!However, we must not neglect the outer life to which God has also called us, that is, a life of ministry and service to others for the sake of Christ. In our God-given vocation, wherever God has placed us in His service, we are to use whatever God has given us in order to accomplish His will. Wherever we are. We remember that the great prophet Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea. But let us not forget that Moses’ commissioning took place amid the daily mundane course of his work.17 So lest we think that our daily vocations are insignificant, remember that wherever we are, God calls us for His purposes.Whatever we have. At times, we may feel that the skills in our workplace have little to do with extending God’s Kingdom. But look at how God used the simple staff of Moses to perform mighty miracles in His name.18 So never underestimate the training and experience that your work gives to you, for God is using even these to accomplish His will.
17 When God called Moses, he was tending sheep for his father-in-law, Jethro (and for the past 40 years too!): see Acts 7:20-34. 18 Exodus 4:17; 7-10; 14.
Application:
How do I see the significance of my work in connection with God’s calling for my life and His Church?
Prayer:
Write a prayer to God as your response from your meditation on and application of the Scriptures.
Write a prayer to God as your response from your meditation on and application of the Scriptures.
Prayer Pointers:
- Give thanks and praise
- Pray for Outreach/Missions/New Life leaders: To use the opportunities and resources that God gives them through their work to reach the wider society and world
- Pray for significant people
- Pray for those in need
- Pray for self
