Title: Strive for worthy things
work on something worthwhile
Text: Matthew 13:44
Helen Rosebeer was born into a family of faith in England and received a solid religious education from an early age. In particular, her father taught Helen to ask the question, “Is this really worthwhile?” before doing anything. My father thought Helen would be able to tell the difference between what was really important and what was not. From then on, Helen thought of her father's question every time she made the big decisions in her life. She went to medical school and became a doctor because she thought that becoming a doctor was worthwhile. After graduating, she decided that it would be worthwhile to become a missionary following God's call, and she left for Congo, Africa. Helen did missionary work in the Congo alone for over 20 years. She healed the sick, taught children, and preached the gospel. During her missionary work, a revolution broke out in Congo, and she was imprisoned for half a year and subjected to terrible torture, but she did not leave Congo. This is because, no matter what kind of pain and suffering she suffered, preaching the gospel was a “worthy thing” that she had to do.
Our ancestors were like Helen. I was able to go out on the streets without fear of death and cry for national independence because it was so valuable to inform the world about the injustice of our people who are oppressed and to let people know. And because of the many people who courageously practiced such valuable things, we were able to be where we are today. Find something worthwhile for yourself, your neighbor, and God.
“He who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but he who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit” (Galatians 6:8).
This is a story from the American West. A farmer always grumbled when he saw a badly stinking puddle in his field. Farmers' complaints grew more and more because they couldn't give water to the cows or horses. In the end, the farmer sold the farmland with the puddle, almost ejaculating to others. On the day of [Parting with the Puddle], the farmer rejoiced with a party. But that {disposition} became the biggest mistake of a farmer's life. A huge oil field was discovered in that pool. What seems worthless may be a [hereditary of blessings]. Let's think about what we usually take lightly and don't know the value of.
First, we do not know the preciousness of time and its value. If a person lives 70 years, it takes 20 years to sleep, 20 years to work, 6 years to eat, 8 years to play, 5 years to dress up, 1 year to make a phone call, 7 years to be in a car, 3 years to wait for someone, etc. It takes. We often regret the past. The time given to a person is not long enough to procrastinate and procrastinate. We waste a lot of time on things we don't really care about. The Bible says “Save the time, for the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:16).
Second, we do not know the preciousness of health and its value. People usually value money, power, fame, and knowledge very much. I think it will make you happy. But the fact is that without health, wealth, power, knowledge, nothing is of no use. You don't know how grateful you are just to be healthy.
Third, we do not know the importance of the Bible and its value.
This is an anecdote of the famous German composer Handel. One day, Handel lost his wig while on the road. At that time, wigs were very important items. After a long time of perplexity, a beautiful lady found his wig. Turns out she was a lady working at a nearby barber shop. After that, Handel came to visit her often with gratitude. As a result, I fell in love with her. Handel gave his oratorio to the woman he loved.