Peter and John were derisively dismissed by the rulers and elders of the Jews as unlearned and ignorant men. It’s clear that Peter did not have the luxury of a formal training like Paul. Whatever brilliance he showed must have rubbed off on him through his association with Jesus and by the continuous help of the Holy Spirit. Leading the other apostles to tackle the first public problem in the Church almost presented him as a management guru. Two things come across from our text of scripture for meditation. Firstly, Peter realized that no one makes any significant impact by chasing every idea in sight. It is not the multitude of pursuit that determines outcome in life.
” Setting yourself apart means you eliminate all tasks that constitute distraction from the God-given assignment. What you apply yourself to is what you excel in over time.”
The second thing flows from the first; that is, you never make anything out of something you don’t give yourself to. It is not enough to decide to not pursue every idea; one has to apply every resource to the one or two things decided on. These insights will help us fight off distractions and plant our feet firmly on the path of glory. Peter and the rest of the apostles realized that they could not add food distribution to what the Master enlisted them to do. It wasn’t that food distribution was bad, but that was not their assignment. The beginning of the process is to determine what God has set apart for you; then you go ahead to set yourself apart for same. Setting yourself apart means you eliminate all tasks that constitute distraction from the God-given assignment. What you apply yourself to is what you excel in over time.