Presenting ...
... a weekly letter of encouragement.
19 February, 1997 - Singapore
Good Morning!
OUR VALUES DETERMINE OUR PRIORITIES
The other day I was interacting with a businessman in an
attempt to motivate him to spend regular time with Christ. In
response, he proceeded to lament over how little time he had for
himself...that the pressures of business were overwhelming,
etc.etc.
Finally, I asked him, "Mel, if I were to give you
$100 for every morning you spent 10 minutes with God, would you
find the time to do it?
"No."
"Would you find the time if I gave you $200?"
"No."
$300?"
"Yes."
"Mel...I think you have just illustrated the fact that
OUR VALUES DETERMINE OUR PRIORITIES."
I then asked, "Mel, if you had a serious kidney
disease where your very survival depended upon being on a dialysis
machine every morning from 2:00 - 3:00 A. M., would you find
the time to do it?"
"Yes."
"Hmm...It sure sounds to me like OUR VALUES DETERMINE
OUR PRIORITIES!"
Mel, like the rest of us, need from time to time to be reminded
that the purpose of the Cross was not to furnish us with
a spiritual fire insurance policy, but to usher us into precious
and intimate fellowship with Christ:
"God, who has called you into
fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful."
(I
Corinthians 1:9)
Therefore, regular, time with Him -- call it a "Quiet
Time" if you please, is a must if we are to
know Him intimately.
So can we say that if we are not
spending consistent time with God,
it is simply because we do not VALUE it badly
enough; that it is not a PRIORITY with us?
After all, we now understand that
OUR VALUES DETERMINE OUR PRIORITIES!
My prayer is that you are having a great week!
Dwight Hill
- 1 Coleman Street #02-34
The Adelphi - Singapore 0617 .
- Phone: 337 6498; Fax: 336 9913
(c) Copyright 1996 Dwight Hill. Unlimited permission to copy or use is hereby granted subject to inclusion of this copyright notice.
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