Meaningful Ministry

Daily Reading:  Mark 3:13-19

Before the disciples were sent out to do anything for Jesus - they were first called to be with Him.

It’s great to have vision for serving God - but not at the expense of the main thing.

In the book of Revelation, Jesus called the church of Ephesus (Revelation 2:1-7) to return back to their “first love” - it was a call to return to RELATIONSHIP!  The church in Ephesus was doing all kinds of great things - lots of ministry - lots of good activity - but in the end, it was relationship that Jesus really cared about.

If the disciples had rushed out into preaching and sharing the good news - I’m sure they would have had sincere hearts and been well intentioned, but it wouldn’t have come from the place of relationship that Jesus wanted.

In our service to God, let’s remember with the disciples that meaningful ministry starts with meaningful relationship.