Wednesday October 18
(St. Luke the Evangelist's Day)
Bible Reading: Col. 4: 10 - 18
Topic: Labour For God's Kingdom
In this passage, Paul
commended the effort of some fellow workers who had earnestly laboured with him
in God's Vineyard and who had been steadfast in their faith despite the
challenges they had encountered on the way.
One of them was St. Luke
the Evangelist, whom we remember in the Church today.
St. Luke was a Physician
(Medical Doctor) by profession (Col. 4: 4), a seasoned companion of Paul during
his Missionary journeys (Act. 16: 10; 2 Tim. 4: 11; Phil. 24) and also the
writer of the Gospel of Luke and the
Acts of the Apostles.
God has given everyone a
gift, a talent, a Ministry and even the ability to work for the Kingdom. That
God placed you in that working place, that business line, somewhere you go to
fetch a living, does not stop you from spreading the Good News of His Kingdom.
Wherever we find
ourselves, we should use it as an avenue to tell People around how God would
make their lives better through the goods and services do.
Was it not God Who made us
and gave us access to what we have to give to People in need of our services?
Remember when we judiciously render good services by word, by work, then we are
surely labouring for God's Kingdom
Prayer
Help me O God to always
and earnestly spread the Good News of God's Kingdom wherever I am, Amen.
Memory Verse Col. 4: 12
"Epaphras who is one
of you a servant of Christ saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in
prayers that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the Will of God."
Source:
The Daily Fountain 2017
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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