Oak Grove Baptist Church

Dear Friend,
Early in September I read a devotion that spoke to my heart and I would like to share it with you. It is from “Streams in the Desert.”
Straining, driving effort does not accomplish the work God gives man to do. Only God Himself, who always works without strain, and who never overworks, can do the work that He assigns to His children. When they restfully trust Him to do it, it will be well done and completely done. The way to let Him do His work through us is to partake of Christ so fully, by faith, that He more than fills our life.
A man who had learned this secret once said; “I came to Jesus and I drank, and I do not think that I shall ever be thirsty again. I have taken for my motto, ‘Not overwork, but overflow’: and already it has made a difference in my life.
There is no effort in overflow. It is quietly irresistible, It is the normal life of omnipotent and ceaseless accomplishment into which Christ invites us today and always. “In resurrection stillness there is resurrection power.”
Do you feel weary in your service to the Lord? Maybe you are not serving because you feel as if you can’t do it. You are right, not in your own strength. My prayers is that every believer will spend time with Jesus through His Word, so that a strong and joyful life of ministry will be exhibited. A wasted life is one that ministers without power. A thirsty servant is ineffective. Pray that God’s people will surrender to what God has called us to be. The Lord has a place of service for you.

May God richly bless you,
Pastor Mike Jones