A couple of things. One, God gives us wisdom. Each of us has a brain, and that brain has been exposed, in many cases, to the church for quite some time. We have heard God’s word proclaimed in worship; we have studied scripture and various aspects of the Christian faith in Sunday school or PW meetings or Alpha; we have engaged in ministry; we have prayed; we have made sacrifices of our time and money, etc. We don’t have all wisdom we might have had had we been more diligent, but we at least have some wisdom.
Two, we are agents of Jesus Christ. An agent is always responsible to the home office, as would be a life insurance or a real estate agent. But an agent is free to determine how to conduct his/her agency. Where and how we serve God is ours to determine, we have the freedom and we have the wisdom. But whether it’s as a parent or on the job or as a retiree or as a volunteer in church, we’re responsible to God for how and what we do.
So here’s a thought for Lent. If as agents we have determined where and how we are going to serve God, let’s give up anything that interferes. For ex., maybe our schedule is so cluttered with non-essential matters that we should clear it and focus on what’s important. Or if we have determined where and how we’re going to serve God, maybe we should try to improve, say, get more training.
And if we haven’t determined where and how we are going to serve God, maybe we ought to devote some serious thought and prayer to determining our identity as agents of Jesus Christ. –D.J.
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