2014 has come to end! Time truly
flies, it feels like just the other day when we were making our plans and
resolutions for the year and before we knew it, 2015 came upon us. Whatever
happened took place in your life in 2014 one thing is certain: the lord has
been gracious to all of us. The fact that we are alive is testimony to his
grace and goodness. And for that let everything that has breathe praise the
Lord.
Whether it was a good year or not you
and I will never recover the year that has just passed. The Lord blessed us
with the time and the various responsibilities in 2014 and we were stewards of
them. The implication of been a steward is that you give an account to your
master. We will be held accountable for the 8765 hours that we spent. The more
sobering thought is that we will give an account to an all knowing, all wise,
ever present God. He not only knows what I have done and said in every second
of the year but he also knows my thoughts and intents of my heart. Every time I
fooled people he was aware, every time I basked in people’s praise and stole
his glory he knew, he knew and discerned every word of gossip and slander,
every discontent attitude, every hypocritical action, and every time I lived
for self. I can only say like the prophet Isaiah “woe is me for I am undone”.
And while we can only look back on
2014 and reflect, we can look forward to 2015 and chose to live for God. Can
there be any better resolution than to be devoted to our Lord and devoted to
the bride of Christ- the church. How can you be devoted to the church of Jesus
Christ you ask?
Our devotion to God is seen in how
committed we are to his church. The early church is our benchmark when it comes
devoted to the Church of Jesus Christ. In Acts 2:41-47 they were devoted to
four things:
1.
The
preaching and teaching of God’s word- The believers in Acts understood the
importance of been feed God’s word and been present whenever it is taught and
preached. They craved for it like new born babes. It is important to remember that the text is not referring to them downloading sermons and listening to them on their gadgets but they attended and sat under the preaching of the word.
2.
The
fellowship with other believers- You cannot miss the oneness among the
brethren, they had the same mind, they had all things in common, and they
spurred one another. They had a sincere love for one another. They were a
family. And that's what the church- a family!
3.
They
prayed together- They showed their dependence on God by praying to him and
praying for themselves. They worshiped through prayer and were in awe of who
God was. The ministry of the church in Acts is characterized by prayer. Prayer meetings should be the most packed meetings in the church is serious about its work and ministry
4.
They
evangelized- Christ commissioned the disciples to be witnesses of him to the
whole world. They boldly proclaimed the good news of Jesus Christ. And the Lord
added to their number.
Brethren as for me and my family we
will serve the Lord and be devoted to His church, chose today whom you will
serve! Happy New year
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