It is a common misconception that believers serve only on Sundays, Wednesday nights and on occasional service projects. But Paul is exhorting us to be always serving in doing the work of the Lord. We should not take a break from serving the Lord, but it should be our lifestyle. I remember when we came back from our missions trip–a great time of serving and growing as a team–and many people came up to Bobby and said, “You must be beat, take a few days for yourself to recuperate.” Bobby was confused by that because he had this command in mind. Always abounding. The idea is that my life would pour out and overflow in continuous full-time devotion to the Lord. I need not become discouraged or burned out because if I am truly serving the Lord, I know that it will not be wasted. God sees our hearts; He knows how faithful or distracted we are.

I hope and pray that we will have an encouraging report of the weekend when we return Sunday evening. As Bobby likes to say…Power to the Young People!