Be Devoted: Living A Life That Can GrowSample

They devoted themselves . . .

“All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42 NLT

The individuals involved with the early church were devoted. 

The word devoted—proskartereo in the Greek—is actually a phrase meaning continually devoting themselves. Devoted in the English language means to have a strong love or loyalty for something or someone. The idea then is they were in a constant mode of love and loyalty. They were focused, and fortunately, they were focused on the things that would build them up, keep them accountable, deepen their love for each other, and center their attention on God. 

What we must realize is that the things listed in the verse are not simply tools to knock down the “weeds” that pop up in our lives. They are meant to produce a lifestyle that can prevent the weeds from growing in the first place. Devotion is an attitude that results in action. With our focus on the right things, our actions in the right things will follow.

Are you involved in a church or Christian fellowship? 

If not, there are a variety of ways to plug in from the church down the street to church online. Plan to give one a try this week.