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Urgency
Urgency comes from the word "urgent". Merriam-Webster defines urgent as:
- : calling for immediate attention: pressing (urgent appeals) (an urgent need) b conveying a sense of urgency
- : urging insistently: importunate
Greg I don't know about you, but I feel a deep sense of urgency moving deep inside of me; in my heart and in my spirit. That is the NEED to do whatever it is the Lord has called me to do with urgency: as best I can with as much passion as I can.
In Ecclesiastes 8:10, Solomon sets before all believers one of the most important exhortations found in Scriptures. It reads as follows:
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest."
I personally believe we would be wise to consider this passage closely.
This verse seems to apply to all believers of all ages regardless of the length of their Christian service or their Christian experience.
The message is easy to understand. It is a plain statement of truth. Notice the word "Whatsoever." That would include any service God has called and enabled the believer to do. I believe that would include reading the Scripture, witnessing, preaching, teaching, singing in the choir, worshiping, giving, etc. (You get the picture right?)
The wise man not only tells what we should do, but also how we are to do it: "with all thy (our) might," meaning, we are not to hold back. We are to do what we do as if it were our last opportunity.
Early in my studies I came across an exhortation to preachers that went something like this. "Every time you enter the pulpit, you ought to do so with the excitement of it being your first time, with the thought that it could be your last time, and with the anticipation of it being your best time." That's pretty good advice don't you think? I do.
But Solomon also tells us why we should do what we do in this manner: "for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." Whatever it is we can do for the Lord in His service, we must do it this side of the grave. It is here and now that we have been called to serve. It is here and now that we have been called to render service to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I cannot recall who is credited for this quote, but I will give it as I remember it: "Only one life 'twill soon be passed,"
"Only what's done for Christ will last."
That's good advice I believe we all would be wise to pay close attention to and take immediate action on.
- Pastor Tom |
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