Faithfulness

What does it mean to be faithful to God?  Is faithfulness measured by our relationship to a local church? Is it demonstrated through our daily habits and acts of worship, praying, and Bible study? When we dedicate ourselves to God and His work; is it the experience and the new promise of commitment that impresses and moves the heart of God or is it the faithful daily acts of obedience and love in which are produced by faithfully keeping that commitment that pleases Him?

            Darrel Bell wrote a short article that I believe address these important questions. It goes like this:

Fred Cradock, in an address to ministers, caught the practical implications of consecration. “To give my life for Christ appears glorious,” he said. “To pour myself out for others…to pay the ultimate price of martyrdom - I’ll do it. I’m ready Lord, to go out in a blaze of glory.”

“We think giving our all to the Lord is like taking a $1,000 bill and laying it on the table – ‘Here’s my life, Lord. I’m giving it all.’

“But the reality for most of us is that he sends us to the bank and has us cash in the $1,000 for quarters. We go through life putting out 25 cents here and 50 cents there. Listen to the neighbor kid’s troubles instead of saying, ‘Get lost.’ Go to a committee meeting. Give a cup of water to a shaky old man in a nursing home.

“Usually giving our life to Christ isn’t glorious. It’s done in all those little acts of love, 25 cents at a time. It would be easy to go out in a flash of glory; it’s harder to live the Christian life little by little over the long haul.”

 In His love,

Pastor Danny