Luke 9:23 And he said to them all, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
When missionary Dr. David Livingstone was working in Africa, a group of friends wrote him: We would like to send other men to you. Have you found a good read into your area yet?" Dr. Livingstone sent this message in reply: "If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road, I don't want them. I want men who will come if there is no read at all."
There's a big difference between just being interested in doing something and actually making a commitment to doing it! Just being interested allows us the freedom to do a thing only when our circumstances permit. But making a commitment to do that thing means accepting no excuses and no reservations - it means putting aside our fears and reservations moving forward till we see the end result! Dr. Livingstone was looking for results, and this required people of commitment! Likewise is the requirement from our Lord.
The noted English architect Sir Christopher Wren was supervising the construction of a magnificent cathedral in London. A journalist thought it would be interesting to interview some of the workers, so he chose three and asked them this question,"What are you doing?" The first replied, "I'm cutting stone for a shabby $10 a day." The next answered, "I'm putting in 13 hard hours a day on this job." But the last said, "I'm helping construct one of London's greatest cathedrals."
Whether you realize it or not, we too are building something. We who believe are building up God's Kingdom, the richest and greatest Kingdom this world will ever see!
In light of this New Year, 2012, let's examine ourselves and see if we need to make some changes in our perspective. Are we building up, or are we tearing down? We have the privilege of partaking in something amazing - and better yet, doing it for the King of Kings!
~Pastor Todd
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