22/07/2026
It's possible to be busy doing God's work...
without taking time to be with God.
We can serve in ministry.
Lead a Bible study.
Sing in worship.
Volunteer every week.
Even know the Scriptures well.
Yet, in the middle of all our serving, we can slowly neglect the One we're serving.
God isn't looking for people who are merely active for Him.
He desires people who truly know Him,
walk with Him,
and belong to Him.
Before God calls us to do His work,
He first calls us to Himself.
Because ministry without intimacy
will eventually become performance.
But when our service flows from a genuine relationship with Christ,
it becomes worship.
May we never settle for being busy for Jesus,
while neglecting to be with Jesus.
This week, don't just ask,
"What can I do for God?"
Ask,
"Am I walking closely with the God I serve?"
21 "Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ (Matthew 7:21-23)
