Daily Devotion Fri. 24/3/2017

26/3/2017   LESSON   4

STEWARDSHIP OF TIME

Quarter’s Theme: UNDERSTANDING BIBLICAL STEWARDSHIP

Unit 2: Your Stewardship (Lessons 3- 6)

 Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 415

Devotional Reading: ECCL. 3:1-11

Topic For Adults

IT IS YOUR TIME TO ACCOMPLISH GOD’S PLAN

Topic For Youths

DON’T USE YOUR TIME OUTSIDE GOD’S WILL

Topic For Intermediates

TIME IS PRECIOUS, USE IT WISELY

Scripture Lesson

EPH. 5:15-16; 2 COR. 6:2; ROM. 13:11-14

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MEMORY VERSE:

To everything, there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. Eccl. 3:1 (NKJV)

DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

Fri. 24/3/2017

Set Your Priority Right

Acts 6:1-7

If we are going to give the best account of our stewardship then, wastage of time should be prevented by setting our priority right and delegating responsibility to others – division of labour. As the early church increased in size, so did its needs; one great need is to organize the distribution of food to the poor. The apostles needed to focus on preaching so they chose others to administer the food. If you are in position of leadership and find yourself overwhelmed by responsibilities, determine your God – given abilities and priorities, then find others to help. Each person has a vital role to play in the life of the church. People may stay busy and yet wasting time because they are more concerned about pleasing men rather than God. They never learn to say NO. If we do not plan our schedules and decide what we should do and what we should not, others will decide for us what we should do with our time. When the apostles were confronted with how to meet the needs of the people, the first approach to the problem was establishing priorities according to biblical principles. They said it is not right to neglect the words of God and wait on the table. Instead of adding this job to their present responsibility they delegated it to others. Biblical principles and God’s will for us individually must determine our usage of time in all activities rather than the wants or needs of the people.

POINT OF EMPHASIS: The ministry of the word should not be neglected to serve tables.

PRAYER POINT: Oh Lord, give me courage to say No when necessary and not to waste my time wanting to please men rather than God.