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Starting Small
READ: Romans 12:9-21
When Elmer Booze walks on stage for a virtuoso piano performance, nobody applauds. That's because he's not a concert pianist, he's a professional page-turner. Although he has music degrees from two universities, Elmer has been content for many years to sit in the shadows. In Washington, D.C., he is a regular at the Kennedy Center, the National Gallery of Art, the Canadian Embassy, and the Library of Congress. He has turned pages at the White House and at concerts in New York and London. All the while, Elmer says, he is content with the part he had to play in the performance (CG).
The Elmers of the world teach us a valuable lesson: Success stories in the Christian life don't make the newspaper or evening news. But that doesn't mean God's faithful servants aren't effective in their impact on the world. Jesus Christ, the most amazing person the world has ever known, began His earthly life in a poor family. He lived His entire life in a small, Middle Eastern region that was controlled by the Roman Empire. When His work was finished and He ascended into heaven, Jesus' followers were not many. Yet the Christian faith has spread around the world, unlimited by cultural, religious, or geographic barriers.
When you begin to serve others, you may be starting small, but keep in mind that so much is still ahead of you. You are not even close to being finished with the work God has given you to do. Our deeds of love and service may not seem to be an efficient use of our hours or our energy now, but they are never wasted in God’s eternal plan.
Faith Lesson: "It's better to be faithful than to be famous." --Anon.
In Christ,
Darin Smith
Submitted by Richard
READ: Romans 12:9-21
When Elmer Booze walks on stage for a virtuoso piano performance, nobody applauds. That's because he's not a concert pianist, he's a professional page-turner. Although he has music degrees from two universities, Elmer has been content for many years to sit in the shadows. In Washington, D.C., he is a regular at the Kennedy Center, the National Gallery of Art, the Canadian Embassy, and the Library of Congress. He has turned pages at the White House and at concerts in New York and London. All the while, Elmer says, he is content with the part he had to play in the performance (CG).
The Elmers of the world teach us a valuable lesson: Success stories in the Christian life don't make the newspaper or evening news. But that doesn't mean God's faithful servants aren't effective in their impact on the world. Jesus Christ, the most amazing person the world has ever known, began His earthly life in a poor family. He lived His entire life in a small, Middle Eastern region that was controlled by the Roman Empire. When His work was finished and He ascended into heaven, Jesus' followers were not many. Yet the Christian faith has spread around the world, unlimited by cultural, religious, or geographic barriers.
When you begin to serve others, you may be starting small, but keep in mind that so much is still ahead of you. You are not even close to being finished with the work God has given you to do. Our deeds of love and service may not seem to be an efficient use of our hours or our energy now, but they are never wasted in God’s eternal plan.
Faith Lesson: "It's better to be faithful than to be famous." --Anon.
In Christ,
Darin Smith
Submitted by Richard
