Living Not For The Acceptance Of Men But For The Approval Of God
Believers must continue in full swing towards their ultimate goal and not be distracted by intermediate successes
Our ultimate victory concerns God’s calling for our lives. The believer must not rest in complacence until he arrives at his destiny. People have a tendency to rest and pull back whenever they sense that danger has passed. We rest on our laurels unaware of the threats that lay ahead.
Some of us are leaders in our family, church and business. As parents, we supposed when our children have graduated from school, we have fulfilled our mission. Church leaders pat themselves on the back when they have in their opinion achieved a sizeable congregation. Business leaders dwell on the successes of the past refusing to embrace new models and ways of running their business. As parents, our work is never done until our children fulfill their destiny. As church leaders, our focus is not to grow numbers but to lead them into the mission field. As business leaders, we must continue to reinvent ourselves and help other business leaders succeed.
Christ has set the example for us, that even after He ascended into heaven and being appointed as the Lord of creation, He continued to work by interceding for believers on earth; Christ will not rest until every believer has accomplished his call on earth.
(text extracted from Pastor Gabriel Chong Yew Chan’s sharing Joshua 10:16-27 Living not for the acceptance of men but for the approval of God – http://thesolidfood.org/en/joshua-1016-27-living-not-for-the-acceptance-of-men-but-for-the-approval-of-god/)