Written by Apostolic
Faith Church
06/04/2018
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A little one shall become a thousand and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time. – Isaiah 60:22
I recently attended a band concert performed
by children in middle school, grades six through eight. It was obvious that
most of the members were just beginning to learn their instruments of choice.
The eighth-grade band was reserved till last, because they were the best.
When the director introduced the band, he invited the audience to join
in singing the first piece they would play. When the first note was played, I
knew it was our national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner.” I stood up
immediately and began to sing the familiar words. Just a few measures into the
song, I realized I was the only one standing. I started to blush. It crossed my
mind that since I was the only one, I should just sit down. But, No! I
resolutely determined to stick it out. Very soon, others began to stand and
sing, and by the time we reached the words, “at the twilight’s last gleaming,”
the entire audience was on its feet honoring our nation’s struggle for liberty.
Can we be just as resolute in our determination to stand for the Gospel
of Christ, even if we are the only one? We may literally be the only one in our
family who is serving the Lord, but it is important. Who knows? One by one,
some may join us.
When my mother was saved in 1952, she was the only one in her large
family who had ever been saved, as far as she knew. In the mid-1970s, some of
her children tried to calculate how many had been converted as a direct result
of her stand. We counted up to seventy-two! It is far more than that now,
because she never stopped standing up for the Gospel. You see, she was
resolute!
God honored her, and He will honor us as we stand for Him.
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