Scripture to Read: Acts 6:7
God works miraculously in our world every day. We often miss it because we’re too busy with the things that fill our schedules—not that these things are bad, but they can distract us from seeing God working all around us. We must pray Colossians 4:3–4 daily so that we’re intently looking for the opportunities that God lovingly wants to lay before us. A little over two thousand years ago, the first Christians lived their lives expecting God to move every day. We read in Acts 6:7, “The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.” The reason the Word of God kept spreading was because the new Christians were the ones sharing it with everyone in Jerusalem. God worked in and through them, and the beautiful part is that God kept adding disciples to His church daily. Even some of the Jewish priests were surrendering to Christ as their Lord and Savior. God has not changed, for He still wants to do through us exactly what He did through the new Christians in Jerusalem. We just have to be willing to join God in what He’s doing and be willing to lay our agenda aside. That does not mean we have to quit our jobs or school, but it does mean that as we pray Colossians 4:3–4, we look for those opportunities that God has for us. If we live knowing God is working, we won’t miss where He’s working.
Challenge & Application
• What did God challenge you in today, and how will you rise to the challenge?
• If you start praying Colossians 4:3–4 daily, how do you see things changing for you?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!