But first, a Sidebar. . .

I met a great group of God’s people the other night. How can I say so definitively that they are people of God? Because they were doing the work of God.

As my pastor said recently, “God may ask you to lay hands on someone and heal them, or he may ask you to build a hospital.” These folks are building churches along with the kingdom of our Father.

They are a group of Baptists from South Carolina, from Rocky Knoll Baptist Church in the city of Walhalla - I like saying that name. Eight vehicles full of people from age 2 to 75 came to help build Friendly Baptist Church - that’s the name of the town too - Friendly, W.Va., on the waters of the Ohio River.

These folks brought their gifts: skills, money, materials, craftsmanship, and their hearts. The children gave up their spring break; the adults, their time off paid work. They put God’s work first.

They walked the streets of Friendly and Sistersville and were not ashamed to talk about Christ. They spread seeds; we are meant to water and spread seeds too.

These folks inspired me. I need to listen more. I need to be quiet to hear the still, small voice of God that is telling me what to do for Him in small and great ways every day.

That is living for God, dying to self. Not what we give up or stop doing - but what we do to carry out gospel - the good news that Christ told us to spread. As Samuel said, “to obey is better than sacrifice” (I Samuel 15:22).

Be a blessing to someone today,
E.T.
P.S. The website for Rocky Knoll Baptist Church was under construction today, but try visiting it soon.