What have you left behind?

6/6/2021

The other day I drove over one hundred miles to help get things ready for our Camp Meeting 2021. I worked until I was worked out (have not built my endurance up enough) and so I gathered my things for departure. Over an hour later I stopped to get a bite to eat. That is when it came to my attention that I had left something behind.

I did not leave it behind on purpose, it was by accident. It was something that I needed for the next day. Therefore, I turned around and drove back to get it. At that point I found that I had left something else behind, this item could have been left behind with no problem. However, it was put in my vehicle anyway.

During my extra two hours of driving, God showed me how easy it is for us humans to leave the important things behind and sometimes they are left behind until it is too late. More importantly, we Christians are doing the same thing with even more damage than what I did that day.

We Christians are leaving our missionary skills behind. More Christians are doing this and how I know is that the world is getting in worse shape day by day. If we, as Christians had remembered to witness to those around us, how many more people would know Jesus as their personal Savior?

Are you leaving behind the opportunities to lead the lost for Christ? Are you leaving behind the tools (Bible study, daily prayer, the ability to show love to strangers, and many more.) at home, or church? Are you leaving behind, maybe never picked it up the first time, your desire to follow the teachings of Jesus?

Dear Heavenly Father, help us all to remember that we are to be fishers of men and that we need to bring our tools with us everywhere we go. Help us to remember we flourish when we pray and read our Bible daily so that we will have our tools handy and not be slack in using them. Amen.

            C.I. Wilson