Saturday, April 12, 2025
I thank my God always when I mention you in my prayers, because I hear of your love for all the saints and your faith toward the Lord Jesus. I pray that the partnership of your faith may become effective as you comprehend all the good that we share in Christ. ~ Philemon 1:4-6
Written by Lia Jensen | Pinnacle Youth
Whenever I get in trouble, my dad tells me that I only have two jobs in our family: to listen and obey. But I almost never listen to him. I want to go and do things my way because I often don’t like what he wants me to do. When I start to feel this way, I stop and realize that he is much older and wiser than me. Remembering this fact helps me make a better decision. It also makes me appreciate having someone who loves me enough to help me become better.
Sometimes, I think we are stubborn children who do not listen to what God is telling us to do. In Philemon 1:4-6, God tells us to go out and share his word to other people, not just the people in our community, but the people that maybe don’t know about him. We often don’t listen or obey. Most likely, the reason why we don’t is because we are afraid of being laughed at or rejected. But God tells us to go out and share our community anyway, especially when we might be rejected. We should listen and obey God for two reasons. First, if we never share God’s word, our community of believers never grows. Second, if we never risk the possibility of rejection, we don’t follow his directions, which means we aren’t doing our job as Christians. We can go out and sing carols, or invite people to church, and do anything that you can think of. So how can you share our community today?
Prayer: Lord, teach us to “listen and obey” and to act lovingly in all ways. Amen.