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I Am So Busy!

 


  

 “I am so busy,” I said. I have this habit of letting life push me around with the various things that have to be done. Then I remembered that God has called busy men throughout all of time. I remembered that busyness nor tasks are an excuse to the Lord God. 

“Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb” (Ex. 3:1)

    God called Moses, who was busy with the flocks of his father in law. It sure would have been easier to keep his eyes to the ground, keep his eyes on only the sheep and not the burning bush.  He could have said, “No, too busy.” However, he looked and listened and the children of Abraham received a great prophet. 

“And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come hither” (1 Sam 16:12).” 

    David was busy looking after his father’s sheep. Yet Samuel was looking for God’s annointed. David could have ignored the call. He could have been insubordinate because he was busy with his work. However, he listened and came to the house. Israel received a king after God’s own heart. 

“And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence (Neh 2:1).” 

    Nehemiah was busy bearing the king’s winecup. He could have turned his frown into a smile as he did his job. He could have held it to himself. However, he prayed to God and then talked to the king about the source of his displeasure. Judah received a great project manager to see to the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. 

“And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him (Matt. 9:9).”

    Matthew was collecting taxes at the booth. He had a good job, and likely a little extra revenue on the side. He could have stayed at the booth. However, he heard the call of the Savior and followed Him. The church received an Apostle. 

    What is keeping you busy? Is your job making you too busy to assemble with the saints? Talk to your boss. Evaluate your job. Is your life so busy that you can’t find the time to obey the Gospel? Do you know that if you died today, your soul would be lost? Would work, friends, time, or anything that makes you too busy matter if you died now? No, if the Lord does not return, life will go on as it has. However, eternity is just that, eternal. It is forever. Do not fail to follow the Lord and obey the Gospel. There is no telling what good you can do in service to the Lord. Will you be received into His kingdom? Jesus was not too busy to lay down His life for you. 


Grace and Peace, 


R.D. Beavers  


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