Acts 20:32
And now, I commit you to God and to
the -word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an
inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
During Paul's third
missionary journey, he calls together the elders of the Ephesian
church to tell them goodbye. He knows that he will never see them
again and he is giving them one last pep talk before he leaves them.
He has loved them, prayed for them, taught them, nurtured them and
now he is turning them over to the faithful care and keeping of God
and His gracious word.
Everything we do
must be bathed in that kind of commitment to God so that we attune
ourselves to the gentle stirrings of the Spirit within and around us.
We do this through prayer and by studying and obeying the word of
God. When we begin to find nourishment in Christ through prayer and
the Word, we grow into what He wants us to be. We discover the
assurance and guarantee of the great gift of eternal life and know
the peace of God.
Father God, stir in us a hunger and
thirst for your Holy Spirit. May we listen for your still small voice
in every moment of our lives so that we can be your light and shine
brightly for you. Amen
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