Message from Scripture: 6/17/2021

 

Today, our message from Scripture comes from 1 Cor. 7:35. “I am saying this for your own benefit, not to put a restraint on you, but to promote what is proper and so that you may be devoted to the Lord without distraction.”

 

According to the dictionary, the word distracted is best defined as “unable to give proper attention to or concentrate on, because of mental disturbance, anxiety, or other such things.”  For me, this offers a good description of many drivers these days. How many times have you seen someone weaving in and out of the proper driving lane due to texting on their cell phone, instead of being concerned about driving safely?  How many accidents have happened, to a person’s harm, because he or she was distracted?

 

In a similar way, how many people have been placed in harm’s way spiritually, because they were distracted? It’s too easy in our society to fill our schedules with so many things, that we are unable to give proper attention or concentrate on God’s part in our lives.  We’re much too busy for family devotions, daily Bible reading, prayer, worship, or other spiritual pursuits.  We’re too occupied with other matters, too distracted to get involved in living or thinking eternally.

 

We must prioritize our lives, to put first things first.  Anything that keeps us from focusing on the spiritual is a distraction, and we need to redirect our thoughts and energies to what lasts forever. The greatest tragedy of life is to be distracted by Satan and forget to live for God. “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you” (Matt. 6:33).

 

Let’s go out every day to serve our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, and find, by putting Him first, the distractions of the devil lose their appeal. Let’s live for what really matters. God bless.

 

Robert