Tuesday, June 2, 1998
Tuesday, June 2, 1998
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon
you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the
ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8
NRSV)
We have a greater burden as God's people than anyone else on earth. We must always
lift up a higher standard of living and loving.
In one of Garfield's cartoons he is shown resting droopy-eyed in his bed thinking to
himself: "One of my pet peeves," he says to himself, "is people who never finish what
they start." As he cracks a knowing smile, he says, "I do not happen to be one of those
people." The last frame shows him under the bed covers saying, "My philosophy is,
'Never start anything.'"
"Never start anything" cannot be our philosophy as God's people. You see, we must care
about our world because God cares. We must care about people because God cares. We
must care about those in need because God cares. God cared enough about us to send a
savior Jesus Christ. We must care too. We must care enough to make our church and
community stronger. What is God calling you to do? Are you being called to help tutor a
child struggling in with his or her education? Are you being called to be a Sunday School
teacher? Are you being called to organize a neighborhood watch program or cleanup
day? If you and I don't do it, who will? God is counting you and me. We also can count on God
to give us the resources we need to accomplish God's will.
Prayer: God of all things, you can count on me! Amen.
Ronald Newhouse, Texas, USA