THE REWARD OF A WELL-LIVED LIFE (7 OF 7)
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The Reward of a Well-Lived Life (7 of 7)
Series: Ordering Our Days
Robert Dawson
1 Corinthians 3:8-15
Pastor Steve Fuller, in his blog, posed this scenario. He said, ''Imagine someone told you to walk 5 miles to the bank and that upon your arrival you would receive $5 million for doing so.'' Most of us would hit the road immediately, regardless of what kind of physical shape we were in or how much of an aversion we may have to strenuous physical exercise. In that scenario, we have been given a command and along with that command we were also given a reason and motivation to obey. The command, regardless of who gave it, may not have awakened in us a desire to walk 5 miles. However, the command to walk five miles accompanied by the promise of $5 million at the end of our journey certainly did.
Do you think in the course of that 5 mile trek we would forget why we were walking? Not a chance! Every time a foot would hit the pavement we would be thinking - there's another $100 dollars. (Yes, I did the math. There are approximately 10,000 steps in a 5 mile walk. No. I did not walk it I googled it). Every time our feet ached because the shoes pinched and rubbed we would be thinking - that's alright I'll buy a shoe store when I am done. Every time that knee felt a twinge we would think - no problem. I'll just buy a new one when I finish.
Keeping sight of what awaits us at the end of a journey can keep the journey itself in perspective. It keeps moving down the road no matter how difficult we feel the journey has become. It will keep the journey from feeling monotonous and pointless because we know something awaits us at the end. A journey without a destination is pointless. It is meaningless and burdensome.
That sums up how many believers approach their spiritual journey. We are good at remembering the commands, not necessarily obeying them but remembering them. While we are good at remembering what we are supposed to do, the expectations and standards tha ...
Series: Ordering Our Days
Robert Dawson
1 Corinthians 3:8-15
Pastor Steve Fuller, in his blog, posed this scenario. He said, ''Imagine someone told you to walk 5 miles to the bank and that upon your arrival you would receive $5 million for doing so.'' Most of us would hit the road immediately, regardless of what kind of physical shape we were in or how much of an aversion we may have to strenuous physical exercise. In that scenario, we have been given a command and along with that command we were also given a reason and motivation to obey. The command, regardless of who gave it, may not have awakened in us a desire to walk 5 miles. However, the command to walk five miles accompanied by the promise of $5 million at the end of our journey certainly did.
Do you think in the course of that 5 mile trek we would forget why we were walking? Not a chance! Every time a foot would hit the pavement we would be thinking - there's another $100 dollars. (Yes, I did the math. There are approximately 10,000 steps in a 5 mile walk. No. I did not walk it I googled it). Every time our feet ached because the shoes pinched and rubbed we would be thinking - that's alright I'll buy a shoe store when I am done. Every time that knee felt a twinge we would think - no problem. I'll just buy a new one when I finish.
Keeping sight of what awaits us at the end of a journey can keep the journey itself in perspective. It keeps moving down the road no matter how difficult we feel the journey has become. It will keep the journey from feeling monotonous and pointless because we know something awaits us at the end. A journey without a destination is pointless. It is meaningless and burdensome.
That sums up how many believers approach their spiritual journey. We are good at remembering the commands, not necessarily obeying them but remembering them. While we are good at remembering what we are supposed to do, the expectations and standards tha ...
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