May 18

Colossians 4:5 (NIV)
5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.

Two things come to mind here. First, properly interpreting the context of this verse is that God will put us together with unbelievers – outsiders. We need to be wise in the way we act towards them so we can be effective ministers of the gospel to them. We are supposed to make the most of every opportunity and it is hard to do that if we act like fools or to put it another way, we are fools and we miss the opportunity to bring them to Christ or at least testify to them about Christ.

The second thing that smacks me in the face is that I am supposed to make the most of every opportunity. This is something that God has long been working on me about and I am up to the next level. I have a new saying; I am not going to be run (controlled) by the tyranny of the urgent. We (I) am controlled by the urgent like I am it’s victim, but I am nobody’s victim! Join with me and make the most out of every opportunity, both on the spur of the moment, and more appropriately in my life, by planning the opportunity well in advance. Intentionality comes to mind…