Without even glancing at the report, Kissinger asked, "Is this the very best you can do?"

Lloyd stammered for a few moments and said, "There were a few informational gaps."

"Take it back," Kissinger said and dismissed him.

Two weeks later, after working night and day, Lloyd again entered Kissinger's office and held out the report.

"Is this the very best you can do?" Kissinger asked, without looking at the document.

Lloyd hesitated and admitted that there were some parts of the report that were incomplete. Kissinger told him to take it back. Three weeks later Lloyd asked for another meeting.

For the third time Kissinger asked, "Is this the very best you can do?"

Lloyd replied, "Mr. Secretary, this is my very best effort."

Kissinger smiled and said, "That's all I ever ask. I'll be happy to read your report."

Doing our best is all God asks of us. You and I do not have a right relationship with God because of the things we do. Our faith is the important key in our commitment to God. However, what we do says a lot about how much we care and how committed we are to serving God.

I realize that we are human. None of us are going to do everything perfectly like Jesus was able to do, but to follow God means that we are called to do our best. In Revelation 3:15-16, it says, "I know your works; you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot. So, because your are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spit you out of my mouth."

God doesn't want us to be lukewarm. God does want us to do our very best.

Dear God, turn up the heat so that I may be on fire for you by doing my very best. Amen.

Ron Newhouse

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