On Tuesday, we reflected on how our responsibility in this life of service is to abide in Christ, as a branch abides in a vine, and to watch for his will and leading. Yesterday, we talked about finding the strength for our service by offering God our weakness in return for his power. We saw that it’s his strength we want and that our strength is only a hindrance. Today we see that, as we step out in his power and strength, at his bidding, we must also trust him for the results. He is the only one who can bring forth lasting fruit! 

As we learned in our Grow week, sanctification is the responsibility of God in us. That is no different for the people we minister to around us. God must take our efforts, as we offer them to him, and do what he wills in the hearts and lives of the people we serve or seek to lead to him. Just as he has a plan to grow us through his management of our lives, he has a plan for them as well. This is good news! The salvation of the world does not rest on our shoulders! We need to take this burden – the fruit or lack thereof that comes from our work – and leave it at the feet of Jesus. 

We must commit our work to the Lord each day in prayer, abiding in him and asking him to guide us moment by moment. And we must trust him implicitly for each moment’s needed supply of wisdom and strength, leaving the results up to him!  But then, we can’t get off our knees and take it all back, worrying about it and seeking to arrange it all in our power. Trust and worry cannot go together. As we take up his yoke (with him), we will see that it is indeed light, and when we put our complete trust in him, we will find rest for our souls!