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Focus on Christ

11/24/2013

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I always enjoy reading about the most simple yet intriguing things about the Christian Faith, which in truth is trusting Christ. Along the way that’s now over 51 years long, I have picked up a few sayings that are bellwethers that help to stay in correct focus.

Here’s one I read just today from the fall 03 issue of Revive, the magazine of Life Action:

Robert Murry McCheyne wrote, “No amount of activity in the King’s service will make up for neglect of the King Himself.”

When he wrote the above I feel certain McCheyne had this in mind: In Luke 10:41, “And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

He is writing about Martha being so busy she did not have time for Jesus Himself.

Mary, on the other hand, was in awe that Jesus was right there in the house.

Jesus began the healing process in Peter after his defection from Christ in Pilate’s Judgment Hall with the burning question for all ages, “Peter, do you love me?” Peter bumfuzzeled an answer, but Christ pressed the point and Peter came to understand that the kind of love Christ has for us can be the catalyst of courage enabling us to stand for Him.

Keep love for Christ in focus.

Copyright © 2013 Larry Lilly


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11/24/2013 10:28:34 am

Thinking about McCheyne's statement “No amount of activity in the King’s service will make up for neglect of the King Himself” left me wondering about the situations where I "neglect the King," or "work in the King's service."

My usual assumption was that neglect of the King was failing to attend church on Sunday, and that "work in the King's service" was what the preacher did on Sunday. But a little though on the subject goes a long way.

If neglect means missing church, then that would make me a Sunday Morning Christian. That means my worship of the King should include the rest of the week, with Sunday being for gathering together two or more ...

And of course "work in the King's service" does include more than just the preacher. The rest of the week, do others see in me what I learned from the preacher on Sunday? Is my conduct a good witness? When I work on the job, do I keep Col. 3:23 in mind?

But back to the quote, if I watch my conduct before others, bearing a proper witness, and work as if for Christ, attending to the needs of others as best I can, but not seriously worship the King, then McCheyne is talking about me, making the same error as Martha.

And as Larry basically said in today's sermon, work in the service of the King, not grounded in the King, will bear no fruit.

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