Something To Think About

Jim Waldron, a missionary to India edited a book entitled "Is There A Universal Code of Ethics". One of the chapters was written by M. H. Tucker. In that chapter he includes the following thought provoking poem. I don't know if Mr. Tucker wrote this or not but I wanted to give credit to where I found it.

There isn't a word the preacher can say,
No matter how lovely and true,
Nor is there a prayer his eager lips pray,
That can preach such a sermon as you.
You vowed to serve Christ; men know you did.
They're watching the things that you do.
There isn't one action of yours that is hid;
Men are watching and studying you.
You say you're no preacher, but you preach
An impressive sermon each day.
The acts of your life are the things that you teach
It isn't the things that you say.
So, Christians, remember you bear His name;
Your lives are for others to view,
You're living examples, men praise or blame,
And measure all Christians by you.

The Greatness of God

What comes to mind when you read that title? Maybe we think about the greatness of His love. We think about the level of His love; the fact that He would sacrifice His son for people that don't even deserve it. Maybe we think about a sunrise we've seen over a mountain top or over an ocean. We might remember the incredible beauty of a place like the Grand Canyon.Perhaps we remember the feeling we had the first time we saw our children when they were born. Whatever comes to mind isn't enough.

Few if any had the kind of relationship with God that Moses had. Arguments could be made that Abraham or David had that kind of a relationship. Moses though not only talked with God, he was able to change God's mind on more than one occasion. There were times that God's people sinned against Him and He planned to kill them. Moses convinced Him otherwise. Time after time since God first visited Moses in the burning bush at Horeb, Moses saw and felt the tremendous power and glory of God.

In the early chapters of Deuteronomy, Moses is recounting the history of the Israelites travel from Egypt to the Jordan. Moses knows he will not see the promised land. He even asks God again in chapter 3 if he can cross the Jordan. He had already been told by the Lord when he struck the rock that he wouldn't enter the land. Moses says in verse 23 that he pleaded with the Lord yet God said no.

Even after all that Moses had seen and heard from God, after all the personal experiences he'd had with the Lord and even after being denied entry to Caanan, Moses speaks some very telling words in verse 24. He says, "O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand..." It's almost incomprehensible isn't it? He says that God has begun to show His greatness.

That's the same God we serve. Yet even a man like Moses knows "he ain't seen nothing yet" from the Lord. Certainly we'll never have the experiences with God that Moses had on earth. Only in Heaven will we truly know and understand this vast greatness. Isn't that something?!