A Time To Do Something
2 Kings 7:3
Some circumstances call for motivity. There are times when we are to be, as Paul puts it, "Workers
together with God" (II Cor. 6:1). These four leprous men had to do
something. Otherwise, they would certainly die. If they sat still and did
nothing, they would die. If they went into
It would have been foolish for these men to sit still, do nothing, and wait for God to bring them food, when all they had to do was walk across the field and eat. Such presumption in the face of obvious opportunity and responsibility is inexcusable! Yet, in spiritual matters, many are just that presumptuous. I hope you are not. When circumstances demand that we do something, we must not sit still and do nothing.
When the salvation of your immortal soul is at stake, when
you are in danger of being lost forever, it is time to do something. If you sit
down and say, "I am waiting for God to save me," you will never be
saved. God does not knock sinners in the head and drag them to heaven. If you
do not want Christ, he will not be forced upon you. You will not be saved until
you seek the Lord (Jer. 29:12-13). If you choose to do so, you can sit still
and go to hell. Or, you may come to Christ and be saved. But, if you wish to be
saved, there are some things you must do (Acts
When something needs to be done, which we have the
opportunity and ability to do, for the glory of God, the cause of Christ, the
furtherance of the gospel, or the good of others, it is time to do something.
To sit still when God gives us the opportunity to do something, to do anything,
for Christ is the height of ingratitude. "Whatsoever he
saith unto you," by his Word, by his Spirit, or by his providence,
"do it." Do it with all our might. And do it now (Eccles.
Don Fortner