JULY 10, 2013
Stand
Firm
Read: Colossians
1:19-27
Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord,
knowing
that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. —1 Corinthians 15:58
As
our final project for a high school earth science class, a friend and I built a
stream
table. With extensive help from my father, we built a long plywood box
with a hinge in
the middle. Then we lined it with plastic and filled it with
sand. At one end we attached
a hose. At the other end was a drainage hole.
After assembling all of it, we raised one
end of the stream table, turned on
the water, and watched as it created a path directly
to the hole at the other
end. The next part of the experiment was to place a rock in the
stream and
watch how it changed the path of the water.
This
project taught me as much about life as it did about science. I learned that I
can’t
change the direction things are going if I’m on the bank of the river. I
have to step into
the stream of life and stand there to divert the flow. That’s
what Jesus did. The Bible
refers to salvation as a rock (2 Sam. 22:47; Ps.
62:2,6-7), and the apostle Paul clarifies
that Christ is that Rock (1 Cor.
10:4). God placed Jesus in the stream of history to change
its course.
When
we remain steadfast in Christ, abounding in the work of the Lord, God uses us
to
change the course of history through acts of obedience that turn others to
Him.
The Master is seeking a harvest
In lives He’s redeemed by His blood;
He seeks for the fruit of the Spirit
And works that will glorify God.
—H.S. Lehman. © 1924 H. S. Lehman
Be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
—Abraham Lincoln
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
