Wednesday, June 21, 2000
Wednesday, June 21, 2000
"No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of
God."
A life-long marriage is like that. A man tells about visiting friends when they received a telephone
call from their recently married daughter. After several tense minutes on the phone, the mother
told the father to pick up the extension. The newlyweds had their first big fight. A few moments
later the father came back to where his friends were waiting. He tersely explained, "She said she
wanted to come home." "What did you tell her?" his friends asked. "I told her she WAS home,"
her father explained.
(Luke 9:62
NRSV)
There are times when wise persons cut their losses. However, if your cause is just and your goals
are lofty, that is a different matter. Notice that Jesus said, "No one who puts his hand to the plow
and looks back is fit for service IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD." If the kingdom of God is your
goal, then you should never look back. You should hang in there. You should not quit regardless
of your circumstances.
Dear God, strengthen my kingdom commitments. Amen.
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