Bishop Wills Journal Entry for September 17, 2007 -- Don’t Forget The Ending

S: Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” and let those who hear say, “Come!” Let those who are thirsty come; and let all who wish take the free gift of the water of life.

O: In the present, it is helpful to remember the ending.

A: As I live these days of my life, I am always dealing with a lot of what is going on now. If I am not careful, I find myself living so much in the present that I forget in the end everything is in God’s gracious hands.

Sometimes, the daily things that enter my life become so large that I lose the perspective of the end of things and forget that I do believe God is control and that God only asks for my obedience every day.

I am not the sheriff of the earth and God has not given me the responsibility of trying to be God in these days. God only asks for me to be faithful and to do my best to encourage people to spread the good news of the Gospel and to join the journey of faithfulness which means surrendering my will to God’s Will.

Scripture is my guide. I am to be God’s instrument to make the world a better place by trying to love others as God has loved me and to share the good news that God did send us a savior and our lives can be different and fuller if we will choose to walk in obedience to God’s Will.

P: Father, thank you for this day. May I just remain faithful to encourage the discouraged; to be present with those suffering grief; to heal where healing is needed; to be a faithful witness that only you offer those of us, who are thirsty, the free gift of the water of life. Love, Dick

Y: I will yield to God my solutions and seek only to be a faithful servant.