Daily Devotion August 12

August 12: Acts 18:18-23

KJV Key Verse: Acts 18:23
23 And after he had spent some time there, he departed , and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

Devotion:
How many times have you said that you would do something for someone and forgotten about it? I know that I have done that far too many times! I know I have even said I would do something for someone knowing I did not have any chance of doing it! Can you imagine being a travelling sales person, going round to places all over the world to show them the latest goodies and knowing that no matter what, you have to be back home to go to church every Sunday?

When we make a promise to do something that is exactly what it should be. A Promise. Not just a casual “I'll think about it” or “yeah, OK, maybe tomorrow” but a Promise! Now one of those promises God would like us to make is to go round telling people about Him and showing them how He has changed our own lives. This can be very daunting or we can make sure we take Him with us everywhere and make it a part of our lives.

Just as God wanted the stuttering/stammering Moses to go and talk to Pharaoh, God can use any one of us to go forward and take His word to others. We don't have to be the best speaker in town, we don't have to know everything there is to know about everything; all we need is to put our trust in Him and believe that He will lead us forward, and He will!

Our promise to God should not be something we are scared of doing or something we are not sure we can do but something we are confident He can do! God has already promised to be with us so all we should have to do is to agree for Him to keep that promise and invite Him along every step in our lives!

Points to Ponder:
Have you ever been asked to stand up in front of thousands of people to talk?

Will you trust God to talk for you?