March 9

Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more. — 1 Thess 4:1 BSB

Many dear Christians are exactly where God wants them to be, yet the devil constantly harasses them with a vague sense of not pleasing the Lord. If they could only settle into the place God has assigned them and serve Him there with love and peace, their lives would be filled with more joy and power. God has different places for all of us, and the key to accomplishing the most for Him is recognizing that our place and service are pleasing to Him. In a large factory, there’s a place for the smallest screw and rivet as well as the big driving wheel and piston. Similarly, God has His little screws, whose job is simply to stay where He has placed them and trust that He is using them to their fullest, even in the small spaces they fill for Him.

There is something you can do,
Though you're neither wise nor strong;
You can be a helper true,
You can stand when friends are few,
Some lonely heart needs you,
You can help them along.