By ROGER DILL
“Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head and fell down upon the ground and worshipped, and said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away; blessed be the name of the Lori In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly” [ 1:20-21].
The character of great men exhibits a stability in the face of all kinds of circumstances. Look at Noah who took one hundred and twenty years to obey God’s command to build an ark. Abram made a journey of a lifetime to receive an inheritance that would only be realized by distant descendants. Moses’ life had only one flaw that we know about. He said “Must we” and smote rock. we feel the man’s greatness even more when we consider his mistake. Job in the above scripture surely exemplifies stability in the face of every calamity that could befall him. The loss of his children, his wealth, and his health is more than many can stand but he maintained his integrity and is declared to
be a perfect and upright man. Joshua, and Caleb and on and one we could go...Most of us have room for improvement in the area of stability toward God or Jesus in our lives. I would like for the following verse to be our motto when it comes to steadfastness: “Therefore my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord for as much as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord” [ Cor. 15:581. When the doors are open I’ll be
there, if possible; is my commitment to attendance. Whatever is to be done, I want to do all my ability allows. My financial support will be as dependable as possible. I know I have bought with a price and I am not my own. I am a volunteer. I am a willing servant. My standard is the second mile. My God deserves better than I am or what I can do; but I shall do the best I can. Nothing less can satisfy my own heart.