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I often wonder what you, the reader of this newspaper, think of these columns each week. Are they something that you skip over while you look for the classifieds? Do you skim the first 3 lines, waiting to be grabbed before you’ll commit to reading the entire column? Do they challenge you to examine yourself and your relationship with God, or are they sugar candy for your soul? What does attending church do
for you? Do you mostly go for the fellowship? Do you go to hear your preacher’s
inspiring sermons? The great music? Or are you there to fulfill an obligation? Someone will preach the sermon. Someone will sing the songs. Someone will pray the prayers, teach the classes, count the money, vacuum the carpet and feed the throngs. And yes, even write the columns! If you’re not the one doing the work, have you stopped lately to say “thank you” to the one who is? Have you patted them on the back instead of criticizing their work? Maybe you don’t feel the same call that they do, but are you supporting them in what they’re doing for God? If God has saved your soul from sin, then you’re part of His family. There is something for you to do for God, and that something usually involves giving to others in some way. It really IS more blessed to give than to receive, as Jesus said. (Acts 20:35) It’s pretty easy to give a “thank-you”, and the person you give it to won’t take it for granted, I assure you. So to all who are working for God, THANK YOU! To those who are doing jobs that are often mundane and thankless, THANK YOU! To those who keep reaching out to others when it doesn’t seem that anyone wants to help you, THANK YOU! To those who teach young children Bible stories and eternal values from God’s word, THANK YOU! And to those who have read this column to the end and feel God’s spirit asking you to do more for Him... thank HIM! What are you planning on doing for God in 2008? Rev. Gary Collier is pastor at Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church located at 791 White Pond Rd. He can be reached at garybcollier@gmail.com or by calling 854-3003. You may access and share “Gary’s Musings” by going to www.cshcl.com Archived Gary's Musing Click Here
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