After a long day of Christmas shopping, the last Saturday before Christmas, my wife and I came home, turned on the television set and crashed for a late afternoon nap. I was waken from the sounds of the TV set and I reached for the remote. I only flipped a couple of channels and I came to the Turner Classic station and noticed the 1975 movie "JAWS". It was on and about an hour left to watch. So I watch it, again, but it was the first time in a long time. And they came to the part where the captain of the boat said we each have a job and "Cooper drives the boat !!" And God started to move on my heart and mind.
The captain had already called and assigned his men to their positions. Each had a job to do, though there where only three. The captain, the sheriff and the marine biologist. Yet the captain, called his men to their position. "Cooper drives the boat !!" The sheriff was complaining about his position. Throwing out smelly fish parts to draw the big shark in them. A job that was smelly and not exactly clean, not exactly glamorous, yet a needed job to do.
Jesus is called the captain of our salvation in Hebrews 2:10,For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings
On our trip on the old Ship of Zion, the captain of our salvation has called and assigned our position for Him. Eph 4 says, And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, obviously, we need to be about our Father's business, seeking for the lost souls for salvation. Promoting the gospel of Christ !! What has He called you to do ??
In the gospels, we read " go yet unto all the world", Jesus said in the book of John, "As my Father sent me, so I send you", in the book of Acts, chap. 1;8 ye shall be witnesses, and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. The call from the captain has come and the assignment has been made, now follow Him.
But dear, there should be salvation before service, He will call you to be saved first, then service will come next. many will say no to this and many may disagree, but it does not change any thing. The bible says "Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart, and lean NOT on your own understanding"
"Cooper drives the boat" and it was decided by the captain and you must decide to follow Him.
God Bless you,
RevDanSam
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