After
completing fifty years as a journalist, Arthur Brisbane was offered six
months of paid vacation time by William Randolph Hearst, publisher of
the newspaper. Brisbane refused to accept this kind offer and said he
had two reasons for doing so. "The
first reason," he said, "is that if I quit writing my
column for six months, it might affect the circulation of the newspaper.
The second reason is that it might NOT affect the circulation."
His answer is very profound.
Ask
yourself, If I dropped out of sight for months or even years And did
absolutely nothing for the Lord, would I be missed? Would the work
suffer or would there be no difference whatsoever? Each
of us has a responsibility to work.
We cannot delegate it to somebody else. We cannot hire someone else to
do it for us. We
are individually accountable to God for what we do with
The time He blesses us with.
Listen
to what Paul wrote to the Ephesians: "Be
very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, making the
most of every opportunity, because the days are evil"
(Eph.5:15-16).
Let's
resolve today that from this day forward, each of us will become
involved in the Lord's work. Let's decide to "spur
one another on toward love and good works." God has blessed us
with talent, vision, and means. Let's put these gifts to work!
As the song
encourages:
“We’ll
work till Jesus comes, We’ll work till Jesus comes, We’ll work till
Jesus comes, And we’ll be gathered home.”