oxman
06-08-2010, 04:48 PM
Zealous Servants
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7-8
Now that you have a Good Master, are you serving Him with zeal? When you fall down will you continue to get up? Paul is the most obvious example of someone who served God with zeal regardless of the trials he endured.
He says, “Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, I have been constantly on the move” (2 Corinthians 11:24-26).
Even though Paul faced constant danger, he still praised God and remained faithful to the end of his life. The Bible says, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might...” (Ecclesiastes 9:10).
God is looking for passionate people. God is a passionate God—a God of furious love; a radical God; a God that sent His only Son on a mission to save broken-down sinners like you and me.
God gave everything for the chance to gain you. What are you willing to give to gain Him?
courtesy of www.rodparsley.com (http://www.rodparsley.com)
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7-8
Now that you have a Good Master, are you serving Him with zeal? When you fall down will you continue to get up? Paul is the most obvious example of someone who served God with zeal regardless of the trials he endured.
He says, “Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, I have been constantly on the move” (2 Corinthians 11:24-26).
Even though Paul faced constant danger, he still praised God and remained faithful to the end of his life. The Bible says, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might...” (Ecclesiastes 9:10).
God is looking for passionate people. God is a passionate God—a God of furious love; a radical God; a God that sent His only Son on a mission to save broken-down sinners like you and me.
God gave everything for the chance to gain you. What are you willing to give to gain Him?
courtesy of www.rodparsley.com (http://www.rodparsley.com)