MARCH 18, 2013
Can’t
Do Everything
Read: Galatians 6:1-10
Let each one examine his own work, and then he
will have rejoicing in himself
alone, and not in another. —Galatians 6:4
Four-year-old
Eliana was helping her mom pick up some of Eliana’s things before
bedtime. When
Mommy told her to put away the clothes on her bed, Eliana hit her
limit. She
turned around, put her little hands on her hips, and said, “I can’t do
everything!”
Do
you ever feel that way with the tasks God has called you to do? It’s easy to
feel
overwhelmed with church involvement, witnessing, and raising a family. We
might
sigh in exasperation and pray, “Lord, I can’t do everything!”
Yet
God’s instructions indicate that His expectations are not overwhelming. For
instance, as we deal with others, He gives us this qualifier: “As much as
depends
on you, live peaceably with all” (Rom. 12:18). God understands our
limitations. Or
this: “Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord” (Col.
3:23). He’s not asking
for perfection that we might impress people, but simply
to honor Him with the work
we do. And one more: “Let each one examine his own
work, and then he will have
rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another”
(Gal. 6:4). We are not doing our work
as a competition with others, but simply
to carry our own load.
In
wisdom, God has equipped us to do just what He wants us to do—and that’s
certainly not everything!
He gives me work that I may seek His rest,
He gives me strength to meet the hardest test;
And as I walk in providential grace,
I find that joy goes with me, at God’s pace. —Gustafson
When God gives an assignment, it comes with His enablement.
Source: Our Daily Bread 2013
