Devotional : Divine Enthusiasm

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Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.
Romans 12:11

Picture a kitchen in an old British farmhouse, in which sits a pan on the stove, full of water bubbling away. That is the image Paul provides here regarding spiritual commitment. He essentially says that in Christ we are to keep the spiritual pot boiling. We’re not to go hot and then cold—we’re not to be enthusiastic at one moment and lose steam the next.

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