Devotional for Tuesday, May 5, 2016
“Is Your Spiritual Battery Charged?”
by Dona Hake
I can once remember someone calling me and requesting a photo shoot with me. They did not have a scheduled appointment, but I agreed to do it for them for my day was free. I threw my camera over my shoulder, grabbed my bag of lenses and out the door I went. As I was driving down the road it dawned on me that I better check my camera’s battery. Sure enough when I check it’s level, it was blinking low and that would not have gotten me through my photo shoot. I also realized that I forgot to pack a back up. I turned around and went back home, and grabbed one of my back up batteries. Thank God for back up! Normally with client shoots I have all batteries full and extra of everything. My point in this story is that I was caught off guard, and not totally prepared. I thought I was but in all reality I was not being as thorough as I should have been before I left my home.
There is an analogy to this little story. Life can bring us situations that just catch us off guard, and we have no time to prepare for them. I had noticed for a while that my battery was blinking low but I just ignored it and the thought was….I’ll charge it later. Well, “later” did not happen and had I not realized it I would not have been able to get the shots this individual wanted me to get. You see, my lithium battery is well capable of shooting for hours on end IF it is fully charged. There was not a thing wrong with the battery. The thing that went wrong was that I failed to be attentive to it’s warning, and do what needed to be done. I failed to maintain such a small but most vital part of my camera. I have a wonderful camera with beautiful lenses yet without the battery power within, they are not capable of working to their potential.
We too are like ”spiritual batteries” that need charged and watched over. We need our time with God and the infusion of His strength and guidance each day. We cannot try to thrive on what was yesterday’s faith , and victories. We cannot fool ourselves and think we are going to get away with ignoring the warning signals that come with being weary and worn down. We must keep ourselves full that we can do all that He has for us to do. I leave you with this scripture that is a wonderful one to reflect upon. I encourage you to draw upon that power, and all that He has so graciously given you to live your day! Be diligent to watch over that you are full and serving Him in the power of His strength!
2 Peter 1:3 The Voice
“His divine power has given us everything we need to experience life and to reflect God’s true nature through the knowledge of the One who called us by His glory and virtue.”