Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“Friends, why are you doing this? We are mortals just like you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.”
NL Daily Devotion for Saturday, February 1, 2020
by R. Fergus Moir, Clergy Stuff
It’s easy to put people on a pedestal. I sometimes look at people who seem so spiritually evolved, who have a special grasp of theology, or a way in the world that truly exemplifies the way Jesus called us to live. It’s tempting to think that they’re the ones who are really responsible for doing God’s work, since I clearly don’t measure up.
But when Paul healed a man in Lystra and the people there wanted to worship him as a god, he set them straight, as I need to be set straight. When I elevate some people to a kind of higher standard of spiritual living, I am making them a kind of god. But worse, what I’m really doing is letting myself off the hook for living my faith in the world. If other people are doing it better, I want to just give up and let them do it all.
The truth is that God calls me along with everyone else. The Bible is chock full of stories of God calling exactly those people who are least qualified for whatever job God has for them. As the saying goes, “God doesn’t call the equipped. God equips the called.” My job is to keep showing up, to keep working to bring the good news through my actions.
What is God calling me to do today to bring God’s love to others?
An
Exceptional
People
Blog Posts
SIGN UP NOW