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Taking responsibility (4)
'Each of us will give an account of himself to God.' ROMANS 14:21
The newspaper editor sent a reporter to cover a sports game. He returned to the paper with no report. 'What's the story?' asked the editor. 'There is none,' replied the reporter. 'What? And why not?' 'Because there was no game,' replied the reporter. 'No game? What happened?' quizzed the editor. 'The stadium collapsed.' Unable to believe what he was hearing the editor asked, 'Then where's the report on its collapse?' After an awkward silence the reporter replied, 'That wasn't my assignment, sir.' Needless to say, that was the end of his career.
The Bible says, 'Each of us will give an account of himself to God.' What does that mean? It means you have to pretty much explain yourself to the almighty creator of the universe! He's going to ask how you got on with the job he gave you and let's face it, any excuses you try to come up with that day are going to sound pretty lame!
God has given you a great assignment, an important role in his plan for saving the world he loves so much. Are you going to be a wally like the reporter who gets to the end and has nothing to show? Or are you going to use your brain so when you give your account, you can be proud that you did the best you can do?
written by Bob Gass
'Each of us will give an account of himself to God.' ROMANS 14:21
The newspaper editor sent a reporter to cover a sports game. He returned to the paper with no report. 'What's the story?' asked the editor. 'There is none,' replied the reporter. 'What? And why not?' 'Because there was no game,' replied the reporter. 'No game? What happened?' quizzed the editor. 'The stadium collapsed.' Unable to believe what he was hearing the editor asked, 'Then where's the report on its collapse?' After an awkward silence the reporter replied, 'That wasn't my assignment, sir.' Needless to say, that was the end of his career.
The Bible says, 'Each of us will give an account of himself to God.' What does that mean? It means you have to pretty much explain yourself to the almighty creator of the universe! He's going to ask how you got on with the job he gave you and let's face it, any excuses you try to come up with that day are going to sound pretty lame!
God has given you a great assignment, an important role in his plan for saving the world he loves so much. Are you going to be a wally like the reporter who gets to the end and has nothing to show? Or are you going to use your brain so when you give your account, you can be proud that you did the best you can do?
written by Bob Gass
