Big ships, narrow ships, fast or slow, barges, barques, powerboats, sailing vessels, fishing boats, bass boats or tugs, and so many more that we might be here all day were I to attempt listing them all. In the days of sailing vessels, the master builders attempted with every type and revision to find that perfect ship which could skim the waves with the slightest breeze, while of course carrying tons of cargo and sporting at least defensive weapons and their heavy cannon balls. By this point, one might think that us clever humans would have the matter of sailing the oceans conquered, but alas, a tug cannot do what an oil tanker does; a battleship does not carry enough cargo to make it cost effective as a freighter, and if fire should break out on board, one could quite understandably be disappointed should the Coast Guard send out a ferry. We do not have that one do-everything-really- well ship that we seek. Of course the same can be said of Christians.
God has sent His Son to find sheep who are of so many different types and colors that we might well wonder who among us is that perfect Christian. While we fall to arguing over various means and methods for obeying the Great Commission, God might well say, "All of 'em, of course!" God has made the preacher to preach, the singer to sing, and the writer to write. (Yup, even the ones who only think we can.) Each of us has God's work to do, but not all of our work is the same. As followers of Christ though, all of our work does belong to Him.
Rejoice in the Lord this day!
Bucky
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