The apostles gathered
themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had
done, and whatever they had taught.
- Mark 6:30
That
is just what we should always do when we have been trying to do any service for
Jesus. We should do it as well as we can, and then go and tell Him what we have
done. At the close of each day we should go to Him and tell Him of all that we
have done or tried to do during the day. We should tell Him how we have lived,
how we have done our work, how we have wrestled with temptation, how we have
treated our friends and those with whom we have met, how we have performed our
mission as His servants, what words we have spoken for Him, what efforts we have
made to do good or to give comfort or help, and how we have responded to the
needs of others.
We
must also not forget to tell Him about the day's failures. Did we lose our
patience? Did we give in to temptation? Did we neglect to share words of
encouragement with those we should have? Were we unkind to anyone? We must tell
Him of the efforts to do good which seemed to come to nothing. Often we are like
the disciples who had toiled all night long and caught nothing. At the end of
the day we feel like we've achieved nothing for all our efforts. Then sometimes
we are tempted to stay away from the Master and give no account: what have we to
report? Nothing but a fruitless day. But we should not keep away from Jesus --
the one who sends us. Jesus had days in His own life that seemed fruitless, and
He can understand our sadness when we come to Him with
nothing.
So
let's tell Him everything. That is the kind of prayer that will bless us at the
end of the day. If we have to give account to Jesus for how we have spent our
time each day, it will make us be careful how we spend our time. It will keep us
in more intimate with Him. Then His understanding nature will strengthen us for
better service the next day.
Apply
This To Your Life Today...
Make a practice of telling Jesus how you spent your day -- warts and all! Tell
Him everything and let Him bless you.