LETTER 1 – AN APPRENTICE TO JESUS TAKES CONTROL OF
THEIR SCHEDULE
Good Morning Redeemer Family!
I am so thankful you are doing this 30-Day focus on
discipleship.
I will be sharing with you how I have learned to apprentice
myself to Jesus as my Teacher.
I was taught, by my early mentors, that salvation is a
life—a way of living each moment of my day with God. As Galatians 2:20 says: “It
is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me.”
I was taught to carve out focused times with God. We called
these “quiet times.” It was just me and Jesus.
This was so important to me that I carved out time with
God, every day. I believe you have time to do this, too. A disciple has time to
meet with Jesus!
Eugene Peterson said that people were too busy to meet with
God because they were lazy. They let
others decide what they will do, rather than deciding for themselves. If this
is you, today it all can change.
Peterson writes:
“I mark out the times for prayer, for reading, for leisure,
for the silence and solitude out of which creative work can issue. I find that
when these central needs are met, there is plenty of time for everything else.”
You are choosing to make more time for God in your life.
God will honor this. You will begin to experience the effects of this!
In Joshua 24:14-15 we read:
“So
fear the Lord and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away
forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates
River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord alone. 15 But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the
gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the
Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will
serve the Lord.”
Here are some
declarations to carry with you today. Say them several times throughout the
day. Let them get inside you.
DECLARATIONS
As for me,
and my house, I am choosing to serve the Lord.
I am taking control of my
schedule so that my schedule will not control me.
I am finding
time to get alone with God and meet with Him.
I am making time to meet with
Jesus every day.
God is giving me a plan for
tomorrow. I will meet tomorrow with Him, at ______ (time), for ______
(minutes).
I am a disciple, an apprentice, to my Lord Jesus Christ!
PJ
