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In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will, so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1.11-12 NRSV)
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Everyone of us can be guided by a great purpose--even those of us in the lowliest of occupations. Have you ever noticed what happens to a great city when the garbage collectors go on strike? Disaster. We take such persons for granted, but their contribution to the public good is immense. We all have something we can do to make the world a better place. The real issue in life is not our abilities or our opportunities. The issue is commitment to a purpose.
A schoolmaster in France was discouraged with one of his students. He wrote in his roll book concerning this student: "He is the smallest, the meekest, the most unpromising boy in my class." Half a century later, an election was held in France to select the greatest Frenchman. By popular vote, that meekest, smallest, most unpromising boy was chosen. His name? Louis Pasteur, the founder of modern medicine. At age seventy-three, a national holiday was declared in his honor. He was too old and weak to attend the ceremony in Paris, so he sent a message to be read by his son. The message read: "The future belongs not to the conquerors but to the saviors of the world."
Louis Pasteur was driven by a great purpose. Your name and my name may never be a household word like Pasteur's, but we, too, can be driven by a great purpose. Christ can give us that purpose.
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Dear God, may I do well in fulfilling your purpose of love.
Amen.
Ron Newhouse
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Everyone of us can be guided by a great purpose--even those of us in the lowliest of occupations. Have you ever noticed what happens to a great city when the garbage collectors go on strike? Disaster. We take such persons for granted, but their contribution to the public good is immense. We all have something we can do to make the world a better place. The real issue in life is not our abilities or our opportunities. The issue is commitment to a purpose.
A schoolmaster in France was discouraged with one of his students. He wrote in his roll book concerning this student: "He is the smallest, the meekest, the most unpromising boy in my class." Half a century later, an election was held in France to select the greatest Frenchman. By popular vote, that meekest, smallest, most unpromising boy was chosen. His name? Louis Pasteur, the founder of modern medicine. At age seventy-three, a national holiday was declared in his honor. He was too old and weak to attend the ceremony in Paris, so he sent a message to be read by his son. The message read: "The future belongs not to the conquerors but to the saviors of the world."
Louis Pasteur was driven by a great purpose. Your name and my name may never be a household word like Pasteur's, but we, too, can be driven by a great purpose. Christ can give us that purpose.
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Dear God, may I do well in fulfilling your purpose of love.
Amen.
Ron Newhouse
