More Than Enough Work

Monday is a holiday where I live.

On this day we observe the birthday of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

King was a man of God and was also very influential in the American Civil Rights Movement.

One of my favorite quotes from Dr. King is: “Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”

I began to reflect on some other men of God whom I admire.

In June, for example, I plan to teach a class about John Amos Comenius.

Comenius was a theologian born in 1592 who brought about significant changes in education.

One of my favorite Comenius quotes is: “Whenever you encounter one of your neighbours, regard him as yourself in another form (which he is), or indeed as God in another form, for he is the image of God, and God will be watching to see how reverently you treat him.”

Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf is another man I admire.

Born in 1700, he eventually became bishop of the Moravian Church.

Zinzendorf once said: "Missions, after all, is simply this: Every heart with Christ is a missionary, every heart without Christ is a mission field."

Another man I admire is C. S. Lewis who was a lay theologian and author born in 1898.

Lewis once wrote: “One of the reasons why it needs no special education to be a Christian is that Christianity is an education itself.”

Few of us will become theologians or famous authors.

Few of us will have holidays honoring us.

That’s fine.

The important thing is that we serve.

Christ reminds us that He came to serve.

Mark 10:45 (NET) - For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

He also reminds us that more will expected of those who have been given more. 

Luke 12:48b (TLB) - Much is required from those to whom much is given, for their responsibility is greater.

These are excellent reminders as there is plenty of work to do.

Luke 10:2 (NET) - He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.

The men whom I cited earlier remind us to take that first step… love our fellow man… reach out to him… and we will grow as a result.

Blessings,

Jim Pokorny

The Other Brother Jim

Look for me at http://otherbrotherjim.blogspot.com/ on Friday, January 25, 2019.

I’ll be back here on Friday, February 1, 2019