Date: Thursday, 5th June, 2025
Text: Acts 6:1-7
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
If we must return back to the original glory God reserved for the church, we must learn to identify arrows of distractions shot against her.
As the number of the disciples increased in the early church, the devil wanted to distract the leadership of the church by diverting their focus to major on the minor.
In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. The devil wanted to use this avenue to steal the unity among the believers.
However, church leadership was sensitive enough to nip the situation in the bud. They carefully appointed seven deacons, men who were known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom, to handle the matter while they gave their attention to the two principal areas of Prayer and the Ministry Of The Word- Acts 6:1-7.
They remained focused.they majored on the major no wonder their results were great. Today, we are called to repentance from every form of distraction.
We are called to return to the most important things that matter to God. We are called to focus on the undiluted word of God which is required for discipleship. We are called to disciple all nations and not just get them converted. This is the reason why we have too many baby Christians in our churches. They have stayed so long in the church but they have refused to grow because discipleship is lacking.
We are not called to entertain people and get them excited but to ministers the hard truth which is meant to convict sinners and get them converted.
We are not mere motivational speakers who speak with the eloquence or enticing words of man’s wisdom but we are called to demonstrate the raw power of God-1 Corinthians 2:4. We are called by the Lord Jesus to preach the word with boldness, humility,love and without compromise.We are to preach it when it’s convenient or not- 2 Timothy 4:2.
Key Nugget: We are called to return to the most important things that matter to God. Bible in One Year: Job 39-42