Be Responsible

“Now Moses was pasturing the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed. So Moses said, ‘I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up.’ When the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, ‘Moses, Moses!’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’ Then He said, ‘Do not come near here; remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.’ He said also, ‘I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ Then Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

The LORD said, ‘I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings. So I have come down to deliver them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite. Now, behold, the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me; furthermore, I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them. Therefore, come now, and I will send you to Pharaoh, so that you may bring My people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt.’” Exodus 3:1-10

The fast track for success is faster than ever. Employees complain that young people want to rise to the top as quickly as possible without any time-consuming layovers in areas they consider unnecessary. Success is any area, however, does not come easily; and it is no different in the spiritual realm. If we want to do great things for God, we must be willing to endure the small things with patience. There are often seasons when the Lord prepares us faithfully for future challenges.

Responsibility is learned in the little things. Can God entrust a pastorate to one who is inconsistent in teaching a Sunday School class? Can He send someone overseas to the lost if he has not labored among the unsaved where he lives?

Responsibility is best learned on the backstage where we are diligent and faithful because we want to please the Lord, not man. As we learn to labor consistently out of the limelight, God can challenge us with progressively more demanding opportunities. A responsible Christian is one whom God and man can count on in any circumstance. Are you faithful where He has placed you, or do you clamor for more? Preserve and your future is bright.

“...Well done, good and faithful slave...” Matthew 25:21