When Abraham Lincoln was a young man he feared there was nothing left on “the field of glory”. Washington, Jefferson, Madison and the others had done the great work of establishing our nation and the rest of us will spend our days doing lesser things. How ironic that he was the one who saved that very Union. In Ephesians 2:10 Paul wrote, “We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” It appears we need not fear that all the great things have been done. Before we were born God knew us and prepared very special projects for us; projects sure to bring their share of glory when we follow His will for our lives.
It is tempting to think we don’t matter much in the great scheme of things. Satan would love to have us resign ourselves to a mundane life of merely logging years. But should we begin each day with reference to the old United States Army slogan, “Father, this day help me be all that I can be” we might not come to the end of the day with a “Wow, I was spectacular today” but we will indeed, most likely unknowingly, contribute something highly significant in the building of God’s Kingdom.
We are not the product of a random meeting of egg and sperm. We have been planned for. We are the product of a heavenly Father who needs us. Like a human father who has dreams of glory for his children so does God have dreams for us. There are yet a multitude of honors left on “the Field of Glory” and at least one of them has engraved on a golden name plate your name.
Written by Roger Bothwell on January 7, 2014
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