What is your Excuse? Devotion for Tuesday March 31, 2020

MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL

Devotion for Tuesday March 31, 2020

Topic: What is your Excuse?                             

Text: Exodus 3:7 – 15

Excuses in this context mean that somebody is trying to avoid responsibility, some job or task that rightly belongs to that person but which he or she considers too inconvenient to do. On the surface the excuse may look right, but closer examination can reveal major flaws in the argument just as we have in the case of Moses in today’s bible reading.

Moses made excuses because he felt inadequate for the job that God asked him to do (Exodus 3:10ff). It was natural for him to feel that way, because he was inadequate all by himself. But God wasn’t asking Moses to work alone. He offered other resources to help (God himself, Aaron, and the ability to do miracles).

God often calls us to perform tasks that seem too difficult, but He doesn’t ask us to do them alone. He offers us His resources, just as He did for Moses – the Holy Spirit. We should not hide behind our inadequacies, as Moses did, but look beyond ourselves to God’s great available resources. Then we can allow him to empower our unique contributions.

What has God asked you to do? What excuses are you using to avoid this responsibility and work? Excuses don’t bring result rather they avoid responsibilities and blessings in any given task.

The day I wrote this devotion, I shared a picture of a man with disabilities preaching on Facebook. If he can do that with his disabilities, why can’t you do so with all your abilities?

Beloved, I urge you today to obey God’s call to perform that task by stepping out in faith. He will give you the resources to do His work.

Food for Thought: Do you hide behind our inadequacies to give excuses on why you shouldn’t do what God is asking you to do?

Memory verse: v 11

Prayer: My God, make my inadequacies adequate for your services in Jesus name.

Go to God and Stop Giving Excuses: Devotion for Friday January 17 2020

MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL

Devotion for Friday January 17 2020                                                                    

Topic: Go to God and Stop Giving Excuses                                                           

Text: 1 King 19:9 – 18                                                                                        

The question God asked Elijah, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" is a reproof. The reason is that he left what he was called to do. He abandoned his duty post just because he felt his life was in danger. He complained of the people, and their obstinacy in sin; “I only am left.”                                          

Despair of success hinders many a good enterprise. This is what we do at times asking ourselves the question God asked Elijah. Am I where I should be? Has God actually called me? Is this what I can do and be successful?     

Elijah came to the mountain of the Lord and God met with him. The Lord not being in the wind, earthquake and fire indicate that Elijah would not reform Israel by terrific outward displays of God’s power, but by the quiet persevering labours of his servants, under the invisible and silent influences of His Spirit. Finally, God spoke and told him what to do in verses 15 – 18.

When we are fearful, discouraged, and desponding, we should go to God’s mountain. Running away will worsen our fears and thus we will not fulfill our call and ministry. God will not accept any excuse for failing to fulfill our ministry.                                                                               

Are you running away from what God has called you into; marriage, evangelism, going to preach to that ‘notorious criminal’, etc.? Are you giving God excuses why you will not do His bidding? He does not accept excuses. Ask Him for grace to carry on, He will oblige you.                                            

Food for Thought: When people neglect their duty, they are more likely to complain, find fault with others, and sink into despair.                                         

Memory verse: 1 Kings 18:22                                                                         

Sing A&M 184; CONH 272 (Dear Lord and Father of mankind) before you pray 

Prayer: God, remove fear and excuses from my heart and strengthen me to do what you have called me to do in Jesus name.

Excuses Don’t Move God

Devotion for Thursday March 15, 2018

Topic: Excuses Don’t Move God

Text: Exodus 3:7 – 15                                 

Don’t you just hate it when people make excuses? Most of us do. Excuses mean that somebody is trying to avoid responsibility, some job or task that rightly belongs to that person but which he or she considers too inconvenient to do. On the surface the excuse may look right, but closer examination can reveal major flaws in the argument just as we have in the case of Moses in today’s bible reading.

Moses made excuses because he felt inadequate for the job that God asked him to do (Exodus 3:10ff). It was natural for him to feel that way, because he was inadequate all by himself. But God wasn’t asking Moses to work alone. He offered other resources to help (God himself, Aaron, and the ability to do miracles). God often calls us to perform tasks that seem too difficult, but He doesn’t ask us to do them alone. God offers us His resources, just as He did to Moses.

We should not hide behind our inadequacies, as Moses did, but look beyond ourselves to God’s great available resources. Then we can allow him to empower our unique contributions. What has God asked you to do? What excuses are you using to avoid this responsibility and work? Obey God by stepping out in faith. He will give you the resources to do His work.

Sing SS&S 601

Food for Thought: Do you hide behind your inadequacies to give excuses on why you shouldn’t do what God is asking you to do?

Memory verse: Exodus 3:11

Prayer: My God, make my inadequacies adequate for your services in Jesus name. Amen.