"Significance"
Job 12:1-15:35
I Corinthians 15:29-58
Psalm 39:1-13
Proverbs 21:30-31
One of the basic desires of everyone of us is that we live a life of significance. There's something within us that detests the thought of wasting time, going unnoticed, or of falling short. In today's reading in Job, Job is describing the frailty of man in comparison to the wisdom of God. As he's wrapping up in chapter 14 he speaks of those who die: "They never know if their children grow up in honor or sink to insignificance." (Job 14:21)
"Sink to insignificance". What a phrase... Do we want our lives to "sink to insignificance"? I don't think so.
This line of thinking can be somewhat dangerous if we determine to take our own steps to establish "significance". Some will think, "hey, I'm wasting my time at this job, and I'm going to move on..." Just because of their own feelings, and not necessarily because that's what God is directing.
In 1 Corinthians 15:58 Paul says, "So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless."
If we want to be significant, we must work with all our might at pleasing the Lord with what is before us. We need to take the opportunity now to work for him. "Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered - how fleeting my life is." (Psalm 39:4)
With this in mind, we should press on realizing that today is Significant. Today makes a difference. Work enthusiastically for the Lord.
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Pastor Greg Lathe
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