What are you busy with?

2 Thessalonians 3:11-15,

“¹¹ We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. ¹² Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat. ¹³ And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.

¹⁴ Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them, in order that they may feel ashamed. ¹⁵ Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.”

I don’t know why but I felt like sharing this scripture today. It speaks to the activities that might be occurring in and around our churches and households. It also talks about the fact that we should be doing not just waiting. Idleness leads to opportunities for each of us to fall. When we are not busy doing what God has called us to we are very often causing some of the problems within the body of Christ. Idle hands are the devils playground. I know I was told that sometime in the past. We must remain busy about God’s calling on are lives than we won’t have time to worry about why brother and sister so-and-so are not doing what they are supposed to. After all we are not actually responsible for the choices they make. We can only help to guide them as the scripture says by learning when to associate with them and when to stay away.

I know salvation comes only by the grace and mercy of God. But I have to ask, do you do things for the people that you love? When your spouse, child significant other asks something of you; you will try to do it. Why would we not do the same for God? He has shown His love for us through the sacrifice of His son Jesus. All He asks in return is that we love Him and serve Him through the sharing of the gospel. We are not setup to manage the affairs of every other member of His family. It’s all most of us can do to manage our own households.

There is a verse before this that I want to share with you. 2 Thessalonians 3:10, “¹⁰ for even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”   I know you are wondering what that has to do with the other. If Jesus is the Bread of Life and The Living Water to partake of Him requires we be about His work.  If all we are doing is sitting around waiting on the rapture we will find our lives unfulfilled. We wonder why sometimes we find no peace or satisfaction in what we do it is because we work at it for the wrong reasons. Have a blessed day and May God’s goodness shine on you all your days.