Introduction:
A. Opportunity represented by a lady gathering an ear of corn.
B. The best opportunity is the present opportunity (Ps. 118:24).
C. Discover opportunities after asking, “What are my responsibilities?”
I. Daily Responsibility to Search for Wisdom
A. Wisdom personified (Prov. 8:34 cf. Jas. 1:5)
B. Our search for wisdom will be unfruitful unless we search the Scriptures
(2 Tim. 3:15; Acts 17:11).
II. Daily Responsibility to Pray
A. Effective prayer requires consistent devotion (Col. 4:2; 1 Th. 5:17; Acts 2:42).
B. Effective prayer requires daily devotion (Ps. 88:9; 145:2; Dan. 6:10).
C. Recognize opportunities through Bible study and prayer.
III. Daily Responsibility to Count the Cost
A. Counting the cost is a daily decision (Lk. 9:23; 1 Pet. 2:24).
B. Are you ready to die for Jesus? Not if you are unwilling to live for Him
(Gal. 2:20).
C. Not making the daily decision to live for Jesus is making the decision to live for someone or something else.
IV. Daily Responsibility to Fellowship
A. Fellowship takes place on a daily basis (Acts 2:46; Hb. 3:13).
B. Look for daily opportunities (Hb. 10:24-25).
C. Accept the challenge.
V. Daily Responsibility to Reach Out to Others
A. The early church grew daily (Acts 16:5; 2:46-47).
B. The early church taught daily (Acts 5:42; Lk. 19:47).