In the chronicles of Israel's history, there is a listing of the sons of Israel by family heads, commanders and captains, and other officers who served King David. They were the ones responsible for taking care of King David’s property.
An old-fashioned notion suggests that people entrusted with responsibility are either faithful or they're not. If they are faithful they can be trusted; if they're not they can only be trusted to abandon their posts and betray their comrades, their king and quite possibly their country.
The issue is character, not challenge. It's faithfulness, not degree-of-difficulty.
Can anyone read the history of the Church and think people were faithful because they had it easy? Who imagines it was not difficult for Christ's disciples to spread The Gospel around the world, making disciples of all nations and teaching people to obey everything Jesus commanded?
We have responsibility.
With that in mind, I've been reading Proverbs and seeking Wisdom. I've been FASTING every day between 4:00 and 5:00. I've been asking GOD to fill every corner of my life. And on this 25th day of our 40 day experience of GOD, I'm asking King Jesus, "What have you charged me to do? What is my responsibility?"
To keep me focused today I'm singing an old hymn written by Charles Wesley.
A charge to keep I have,
A God to glorify,
A never dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky.
To serve the present age,
My calling to fulfill:
O may it all my powers engage
To do my Master's will!
Arm me with jealous care,
As in Thy sight to live;
And O Thy servant, Lord, prepare
A strict account to give!
Help me to watch and pray,
And on Thyself rely,
Assured if I my Lord betray,
I shall forever die.
I have a charge to keep.
So do you.
Stay faithful.
1 Chronicles 27:30 - Obil the Ismaelite was in charge of the camels.
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