It had been a 100-hour workweek. An inspection was coming up, problems were cropping up, so our work hours went up. No one told us to work such hours. No one questioned the need for long hours. The mission dictated the workload, so we worked. It was just what we did.
The apostles had been giving witness to the resurrection. In Acts 5:17-18, we read that the high priest arrested the apostles. In verses 19-21, God’s angel released them and then told them to go back to the temple and preach. The apostles did the very thing that landed them in prison in the first place. It was just what they did.
The following day (vv.22-25), the officers discovered that the apostles escaped. The chief priests had no idea how it happened. Where could they find the apostles who had seemingly disappeared into thin air? If they had thought about it, they would have looked in the temple to see if apostles were preaching. After all, it was just what they did.
Christians today should also have a “just what we do” activity. For one sweet widow in Colorado, it was Sunday morning worship. One Saturday evening, Ione’s husband died, and the next morning she went to church. Regardless of the tragedies in her life, it was just what she and her husband did. So why attend worship the morning after the loss? Again, it was just what she did.
For others, it is their giving. Maybe they live paycheck to paycheck, but when someone is in need, they give. It is just what they do.
Others may be comforters. Cancer or some other disease may wrack their body with pain, but they take time to listen and cry with someone else needing comfort. It is just what they do.
Who knows how many ways faithful Christians can just do what they do? Those actions may cause them trouble with the government or scorn from the public, but they do it anyway because of what Christ did. He left Heaven, lived as a man, died as a criminal, rose from the dead, and offers eternal life to all. That is just what He does
If your friends and family filled in this blank, “You do ____,” what would they say? It might be hobbies, or it might be working hard. But what if the blank contained something that glorifies God? Hobbies and occupations don’t offer eternal life, but God does. Do you want that to be your “Just what you do?”
Perhaps you want to change the blank. If so, sit down with me over an open Bible. Let’s study how we can glorify Jesus. Then one day, we can say, “That’s just what we do.”
Don’t forget! We meet Sunday – it’s just what we do. We would love to see you!
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