Minding Our Own Business

 

When it was evening,

there came a rich man      

from Arimathea named Joseph,

who also was a

       disciple of Jesus.

             Matthew 27. 57

(Along Joseph came,

     minding his own business,

   or mindful of His?

God uses the most unlikely people

       --even us--

strategically placed,

   divinely anointed and appointed.

In unexpected times and locations,

 God works out His eternal purposes,

       weaves in the gospel,

        and covers it with His grace.

In this case, Joseph's selfless act 

   of compassion and generosity,

   perfectly timed,

completed an 800 year old prophecy.

Did Joseph even realize

that he was fulfilling

            what God had designed?

Do we?)

O LORD,

Help us in our every day

     comings and goings,

the big tasks

          and the ordinary,

to see that Your vision

   is so much bigger

than we will ever realize.

Empower us to be faithful,

not just mindful of You,

   but bearing the mind of Christ

in whatever we do today

and wherever we are.