Good Orderly Direction
Wednesday June 10, 2020
Recovery meetings have common formats from place to place. Even during these days of online recovery gatherings there is structure to the way we do things. How many times in an AA meeting, when someone reads "How It Works" for example, are we reminded of what is important for sobriety today. The words settle us and bring a sense of focus in that moment. This is the reason we attend meetings. God also has structure for His people as they gather for praise and worship.
Be sure that everything is done properly and in order. For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. (1 Corinthians 14:40 NLT, 1 Corinthians 14:33a ESV)
God is the God of order and when we live in the structure and order He has planned, things go well for us in meetings and in our daily lives. For example: we will not be tempted to jump off a balcony or go skydiving without a parachute. We know that to do so would end up in disaster because gravity is in place in our world. Our body is another good example of order. When one little virus gets into one cell, before long our whole body suffers and, as in recent times, our whole society is thrown out of order. One little resentment against a person for something they did a long time ago can grow to poison many family gatherings and relationships. Angry words, cold shoulder silence, "in your face" intimidation or long-distance silent avoidance are all ways things are out of order and make a mess of our daily lives.
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. (1 Corinthians 12:12 ESV)
We have numerous needs in our daily life and sometimes it's hard to keep priorities in order, but God gives us a simple structure for that as well: Give our attention to Him, follow what He is saying, and He will direct us and give us all we need.
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. (Matthew 6:33 NLT)
Good orderly direction – a wonderful gift from God to all of us.
Prayer: Loving God, help me to live in the orderly direction that You have planned for each day in this season of my life. Give me ears to hear and a heart that is willing to be ordered by Your wisdom. Amen
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