Thursday, May 14, 2015

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER (A Continuation)

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John Wesley, the 18th century English evangelist who is credited with starting the Methodist Church, traveled an average of 20 miles a day for 40 years.

He got up every morning at 4:00.

He preached 40,000 sermons.

He produced 400 books and knew 10 languages.

At the age of 83, he was annoyed because he couldn’t write more than 15 hours a day without hurting his eyes, and at the age of 86, he was ashamed that he couldn’t preach more than twice a day.  He complained in his diary that he had an increasing tendency to lay in bed until 5:30 in the morning.

       According to the Book of Numbers, 600,000 men were led out of slavery in Egypt that they might be led to the Promised Land.  Including women and children, the total number of Israelites was around 2 million.  But, how many “finished the race and claimed the prize?” How many adults actually entered into and reaped God’s blessings in the Promised Land? 

Two! - Joshua and Caleb.
What happened to the rest?  The Bible tells us they were disqualified due to their sins – choosing to follow ways other than God’s ways, to rely on powers other than His Might, to worship idols rather than the Holy One.

What happened to those who were disqualified?  They all died, never seeing or tasting God's greatest blessings!

       It still happens all the time...and we are a long ways removed from Moses time.

Disqualification from the peace and power of the Lord because of no self discipline.

       If someone were to ask us to think of some men and women who practiced the characteristics of Christian character it is quite likely we would simultaneously think of some of the same people.

The honesty of George Washington who it is claimed confessed to the chopping down of a cherry tree. And young Abraham Lincoln who once walked miles to return a few pennies to a woman he had mistakenly overcharged.

The compassion of Jane Addams, the founder of Hull House.

The courage of Nathan Hale, who regretted he had but one life to give for his country.

Did any of us think of each other?  Is the Christian character of any of us so strong that our name automatically shot to the top of the list?

       A little girl overheard her wealthy father praying for a destitute neighbor.  When the prayer was over the daughter asked, "Daddy, why trouble God with that?

You can give our neighbor what he needs."

Prayer is certainly important, but think how often we are so busy praying for our neighbor we don't take the time to do something about our neighbors problem ourselves. 

People of Christian character DO GOOD things.  They do it when it is convenient.  They do it when it is inconvenient.  They do it when they want to do it.  They do it when it is the last thing they want to do.

When it comes to having a moral, Christian code and living by it, do you want to be just average?  Do you want your guiding word to be "sometimes?"

Don't do that to yourself.  Instead create a person of spiritual and moral discipline.  Live tall and sun crowned above the crowd. Allow Christian character to be your new middle name

(to be continued).
 
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