Philippians 3:12-14: "Yet, my brothers, I do not consider myself to have "arrived", spiritually, nor do I consider myself already perfect. But I keep going on, grasping ever more firmly that purpose for which Christ grasped me. My brothers, I do not consider myself to have fully grasped it even now. But I do concentrate on this: I leave the past behind and with hands outstretched to whatever lies ahead I go straight for the goal - my reward the honour of being called by God in Christ."
We are all in different places in our walk. But no matter where we are, as Christians, we have all been called. So then let us resolve to press on from where we are to the completion of the job God has given us to do. And according to John 15:16 is to go forth and bear fruit.
There are many ways to do that. And yes, it is true that we cannot all Preach or teach. But it is for sure we are capable of doing one of the many choices open to us. It may only be the leaving of a Gospel tract in a place where one needing that message may come along and discover the very message his heart longs for. Whatever it is that we can do, it is for sure there is a service open to us, and we need to be about it with the vigor we would display if Christ were physically walking behind us looking over our shoulder, because I guarantee He, in fact, is doing just that! He sees our every move. Let us not close our mind to that fact but be ever mindful of it.
We are all in different places in our walk. But no matter where we are, as Christians, we have all been called. So then let us resolve to press on from where we are to the completion of the job God has given us to do. And according to John 15:16 is to go forth and bear fruit.
There are many ways to do that. And yes, it is true that we cannot all Preach or teach. But it is for sure we are capable of doing one of the many choices open to us. It may only be the leaving of a Gospel tract in a place where one needing that message may come along and discover the very message his heart longs for. Whatever it is that we can do, it is for sure there is a service open to us, and we need to be about it with the vigor we would display if Christ were physically walking behind us looking over our shoulder, because I guarantee He, in fact, is doing just that! He sees our every move. Let us not close our mind to that fact but be ever mindful of it.
