"So my son, throw yourself into this work for Christ. Pass on what you heard from me - the whole congregation saying Amen! - to reliable leaders who are competent to teach others. When the going gets rough, take it on the chin with the rest of us, the way Jesus did. A soldier on duty doesn't get caught up in making deals at the marketplace. He concentrates on carrying out orders. An athlete who refuses to play by the rules will never get anywhere. It's the diligent farmer who gets the produce. Think it over. God will make it plain."
Diligent is characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort. There is so much more for us than to just exist, more than simply getting up and eat and do our daily thing and go to bed and do that until we die. There is nothing as dangerous as becoming complacent. When we began to get ourselves settled, Paul is telling us, "Think it over. God will make it plain." Think over what Paul is trying to tell us through his writing, his holy calling!
The soldier, in Paul's writing, must have had an amazing undivided attention! He roamed into the marketplace without making any deals. He carried out his duty. He didn't ask the people about how he should do his duty. He just went and do it!
In National Community Church service last night, I was able to witness few reliable leaders carrying out Paul's writing. The scene replayed in my mind throughout the night. The scene begins when our campus pastor called all Nicaragua mission team to the platform to pray over us. Naturally, I hated to see anyone being left out, I asked the interpreter to step aside to join the team since he's part of the team. He suddenly stopped interpreting to join us as I began to think about the interpreting situation. My mind stopped processing when a reliable leader from the congregation suddenly stepped up. She didn't care about the people's opinion. She saw the need. She came forward to fulfill her duty as a leader. She filled in the position that is not titled to her. But it had been titled to her at this moment. This moment came beautifully in front of our eyes. God took care of it through the Body of Christ.
It's not about our title and our position in the church. As His soldiers, we are to carry out the duty by concentrating on the integrity.
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