How Useful are Your Words?
A man asked to borrow his neighbor's rope. The neighbor said, "I'm sorry, I can't loan it to you. I have a pile of sand tied up with it in my back yard." Surprised, the first man said, "But you can't tie up a pile of sand with a rope!" To which his neighbor replied, "It's amazing what you can do with a rope when you don't want to loan it."
Doesn't that remind you of the New Year’s resolutions many people make? Some of them are as useful as a rope tying up a pile of sand. They really had no intention of keeping the resolutions or of changing their lives.
Please be careful with the faith of your life. Don't make it as poorly intentioned as the use of the neighbor's rope. Don't let things destroy it that should be crushed by the way you as a Christian are willing to stand against the evils of this world. If you intend to do something for God, then do something! You will find He will join you in the effort with great zeal and strength.
Come, Heavenly Father, as we stand at the beginning of a New Year. Let our words not be empty promises, but ways in which we can truly change from the people we have become into the people You need the world to see - proclaiming Your glory. In the blessed name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
This has been Rev. Jim Massey. I pray that you truly plan to do something great for God in the year 2007. Don't start your days with excuses, but the acceptance of the love of God for your daily journey.
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