Forget Futility                                  

The Bible says, “Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.” Jonah 1:1-3 (KJV)

In one of the most bizarre games in college football history on November 11, 1939, Texas Tech and Centenary racked up an amazing seventy-seven punts. Yes, you read it right--seventy-seven punts! Texas Tech punted thirty-nine times, Centenary thirty-eight times, both hitting the all-time record list. Sixty-seven punts were made on first down, including twenty-two in a row in the third and fourth quarters. Texas Tech finished with minus one yard of offense; Centenary rolled up a big thirty yards total. The final score was 0-0. Nobody won, nobody lost--nobody took many risks.

Jonah thought he could get away from God’s commands on his life. However, God is God and He knows where we are, what we are doing, what we are saying, and certainly what we are thinking. We have all been given the Great Commandment to “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you…” Matthew 28:19-20 (KJV).

Are we focused in on what He would have us do or are we focused in on what the world would have us do? Which do you think will count for anything throughout eternity?

Let’s encourage one another to be faithful in our worship, our giving, our equipping, our encouraging, our sharing and our concern for the Lost! We may be the only Jesus some will see! We will be eternally glad we did! 

    Daily Chronological Bible Reading: Numbers 1-2