Hand for a lift.
The guiness beer advertisement says "someone's gonna succeed, someone's gonna make a record, why not you?"
There is one right, and one wrong, about this statement, in the advertisement. Firstly, why not you? Yes! A christian walk with God begins with one STEP, and one LIFETIME, it's like climbing, trekking, boating. A climb of ten thousand yards begins with a single step. A paddle across the english channel, begins with a single stroke. The rest, is your lifetime. It begins with a second of commitment. A moment of commitment, a statement of truth, from your heart.
"God take all of me, and make me for what you created me to be."
The wrong part is that, God wants everyone to be a champion! There is no one who takes the top spot in christiandom. Everyone is. What a difference, if a christian would just follow his ways? In the world, you are not realized. You may not be significant. In the world, it is as if they don't really care. But in heaven, they are so widely proclaimed. It does'nt take much.
ReachLight of the dark,
Beacons of lark.
Beacons for the glory,
In the world of folly.
Just listen to those cries,
That we always pass by.
Just see those tears,
The eyes of fear
Just see those faces,
Those hearts.
Loud or silence.
Immense or minute,
Giant or parasite.
Remains as desperation,
Are in desolation.
For 2000 years,
For all the fears,
All the tears.
Stand a resolution.
Lives a light.
All around,
All bound.
Reach for them.
If we were to be a person who can reach one another,
If one more christian were to help another's problems, how powerful will it get?
If one more christian were just to bring one more to church,
If one more christian were to just say "amen", one more time per day, for his neighbour,
If one more christian were to just reach one more for christ,
If one more christian could just free up one more minute of his life for God,
If one more christian could just tell another one about christ,
If one more christian could just live a 'proper' christian life,
If one more christian would just fire up for God,
If one more christian would just have one more dollar for offering,
If one more christian would just stand up, walk up against the culture of the world,
If one more christian would just say to everyone around him "I am a christian",
If one more christian would just realize his mistakes, and commit his life totally to God,
If one more christian would just hear the cries of the world, and just reach a hand, just once
If one more christian would just lend a helping hand to anyone in need, anyone who needs love, anyone who needs comradeship, companionship, friendship, fellowship.
The difference you can make cannot be fanthomed. It can be more than you can ever dare dream of. Just as the light that spreads the whole room, lighting every corner, is the Gospel, the good news, that is the light of a dark world. It's not meant to be! The purpose of a light in a dark room is to light it up. That's the same. It's because the light of God is not meant to be kept! It's because the good news is not meant to be kept among believers!!!
