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He was taking me even deeper in
our relationship. He was revealing
Himself to me as Supreme Lord.
My Supreme Lord!
If you study carefully the book
of Ezekiel, one thought occurs
more frequently than any other.
God keeps repeating to His
people that ‘He is Lord!’ The
term ‘Lord’ implies ownership,
and possession. While this term
was often used of men to mean
‘master,’ God reveals Himself
as ‘Supreme Master of all.’ God
continually repeats the phrase
‘that they shall know that I am the
Lord.’
One Sunday morning, shortly
after that experience, the leading
elder of the Church approached
me after service. He was a ruddyfaced gentleman with dimples
on both cheeks, greying hair and
white moustache. “Richard,” he
said without a smile on his lips,
“It’s time to become active for the
Lord! You should begin teaching
Sunday School! Speak to Mr.
Hunter. He’s the Superintendent.
He needs a teacher and I’m sure
you can handle it!”
I nodded, only too glad to
become part of the action to
change the world. I was a soldier,
a part of God’s worldwide army
ready to advance against the
enemy. I did not wish to become
a member of a spectator religion,
watching the performance on
the pulpit stage. I knew that in
many Churches people expressed
approval at significant ideas,
muttered ‘Amen,’ quietly, and
made sure never to offend
anyone. Sometimes, tears even
trickled down some faces. Some
of us might comment afterwards,
“What a lovely message!”
However, most of us never
reached out to the lost because
of the great personal cost to
ourselves.
Jesus
Christ
once
said,
“Whosoever does not bear his
cross and come after me, cannot
be my disciple!” Such words were
forgotten in the midst of religious
indifference. Many had lost out
on the excitement that comes
with sacrifice, dedication and
true discipleship! I was prepared
to give myself wholeheartedly to
transform the world! My young
imagination was stirred! After
seeing the Superintendent, at
fifteen years of age I was prepared
to teach a Sunday school class
of ten to twelve-year-olds every
week.
John, the apostle tells us that
“having loved His own, Jesus
loved them to the end” and that
there is no “greater love than
this that a man should lay down
His life for His friends!” It is our
only reasonable service to give
ourselves completely to the
Greatest Lover of all time. p
July - September 2016
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