Bible Reading: Psalm 126
Key Verse: Verse 6 - “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”
Key Words: shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him
Buckner Fanning, a pastor from San Antonio, Texas, tells the following story.
He and one of his deacons were returning from a retreat, one which the pastor felt was a real mountaintop experience. It had netted him numerous sermon ideas and notes for his preaching, but when he asked the deacon for his reaction, he got an honest answer that shook him up. “Yeah, Pastor, it was good,” the deacon began. “But I want to tell you that I’ve had all the inspiration I can stand. I’ve taken my last note. I’ve remembered my last point. I’ve been importing, and I am satiated. I have been receiving. I have been taking in.”
The deacon concluded by warning that unless his church could give him a handle whereby he could translate some of that inspiration into practical deeds of Christianity, he was through!
Merely inspiring the faithful without giving them an avenue of service is much like inflating the tires on a car that never goes anywhere. If a car stays parked in the garage all day, flat tires are just as good as inspired (inflated) tires!
Without service, the Christian life goes on without a sense of fulfillment.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞Decide today to be a servant, not just a sitter.
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