Tuesday, December 15
Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock,
of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God
that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.
I know that after I have gone, savage wolves will come in among you, not
sparing the flock. Some even from your
own group will come distorting the truth in order to entice the disciples to
follow them. Therefore be alert,
remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to warn everyone
with tears. And now I commend you to God
and to the message of his grace, a message that is able to build you up and to
give you the inheritance among all who are sanctified. Acts 20:28-32
Pay careful attention to yourself and to the flock
with which you have been entrusted.
Paul, as he prepares to leave these new disciples, admonishes them to
attend to God’s instructions and be alert, lest false teachers lead them
astray. Given how much information and disinformation
comes our way on a daily basis, how do we pay attention to God’s commandments
and discern what is counter to the will of God?
Write down your reflections.
Prayer:
Jesus, You teach us the will of God and promise to
send Your Spirit to remind us of all You said and instructed. At times, we get overwhelmed with the
relentless rush of headlines, billboards and voices clamoring for our
attention. Silence in us any voice but
Yours, so that we might pay close attention to You and therefore close
attention to our own thoughts and actions and close attention to the needs of
the world You came to save. Amen
Activity:
Within our church packets sent out to members were coloring pages and puzzles to
figure out. Use part of this day to be creative; color, paint, doodle. Make something that brings you JOY!
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