The Courtroom of the World by Max Lucado.
You will be my witnesses—in Jerusalem, in all of Judea, in Samaria, and in every part of the world. Act 1:8
Whatever Our hand finds to do, do it with ALL Our Might! (Ecc 9:10) We are Never to be Lacking in Zeal, but we are to Keep Our Spiritual Fervour Serving Our Lord (Rom 12:11) Our Lord Expects us, His children to be WHOLE-HEARTED WILLING Workers for His Kingdsom who are filled with an Impassioned Desire to Please and Serve Him! In fact, what did Jesus say about half-hearted, lukewarm, indifferent Christians in the book of Revelation 3:15-19? Our Lord Wants and Needs On-Fire, Passionate, Excited, Committed Disciples who Love Him More than Anything or Anyone else on This Earth! Determined Disciples who Follow Jesus All The Way because they know they have Found The TRUTH and Walk in Truth.
There are some of you whom have possibly lost some of your fire because of getting whittled down from others constantly trying to spit out of your fire because of their own personal issues, political correctness, or making them look into their personal mirrors of "safety net"" and you have found yourselves in the robotic rut of mundane. Say's in the word to Daily stir yourselves Up! But it really is important to be around those that are on-fire, go-getters, or else you might turn into a spiritual zombie. We Each Personally Have To Resolve and Purpose in Our Hearts that No Matter What, We Will Be An Uncommon Follower and Disciple of Our Lord Jesus Christ! amen
Ons loop elke dag geleenthede mis om goed te wees vir mense net sodat ons 'n paar sekondes kan spaar. Een outeur skryf: "Wanneer ek mense as struikelblokke hanteer, of as 'n middel om dinge gedoen te kry, word ek 'n kleiner mens. Met elke neerhalende kyk... elke kortaf antwoord, verloor ek 'n bietjie meer van myself... my verhouding met God lei skade." Paulus sê: "... die vrug wat die Gees voortbring, is... goedheid..." (Gal 5:22 NLV). Jy kan God nie liefhê sonder om goed te wees vir dié vir wie Hy lief is nie. Toe Rut en Naomi as weduwees agtergelaat is, het Rut vir haar skoonma gesê: "Moenie my vra om om te draai en Ma alleen te los nie... Mag die Here iets slegs aan my doen as iets anders as die dood ons twee sal skei." (Rut 1:16 - 17 DB). Of wat van Dawid en Mefiboset? In 'n tyd toe nuut verkose konings die lede van die vorige koninklike huishouding verban het, het Dawid Jonatan se seun uitgesoek en gesê: "Ek sal vir jou net goed wees omdat ek en jou pa, Jonatan, sulke goeie vriende was." (2 Sam 9:7 DB). Dink aan die Sunemmitiese vrou wat 'n klein kamertjie vir Elisa gebou het sodat hy "daarin... [kan] oorbly..." wanneer hy moeg is (2 Kon 4:9 - 10 NLV). Jy berou nooit goedheid nie. Og Mandino sê: "Behandel almal wat jy ontmoet asof hulle teen middernag dood gaan wees. Behandel hulle met al die sorg, goedheid en begrip wat jy kan... en jou lewe sal nooit weer dieselfde wees nie."
Sielekos: Rom 3:21 - 6:23; Joh 10:1-10; Ps 133; Spr 29:15-18