Want to be great?

I think most people want to be great at something. Most people want to be remembered for some accomplishment, something noteworthy. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to be known for something, just want to be known for the right something.

I have never been a great athlete, singer, musician, writer, actor, anything. I have tried to be great at a lot of things but have failed miserably at most everything. As I have matured, though, I find that all I really want to be great at is being a good man. Being the servant that GOD has called me to be, being the husband, the father, the son, the brother, the friend that GOD intends for me to be is all I truly want to be.

Today's word is a quote from Matthew Henry that says, "Nothing can make a man truly great but being truly good, and partaking of GOD'S holiness."

We'll start with the last part first...none of us are worthy of GOD'S mercy and grace. And, none of us can do anything to make GOD love us more nor love us less. However, there is also nothing we can do to EARN salvation - it is GOD'S gift. So, if you want to be found worthy enough to enter into GOD'S house and spend eternity with Him, it is only through His holiness that that is possible. And, it is when we accept His gift and practice His holiness that we will find that we are better than we used to be.

Finally, if you want to be a great man, you have to be good. I don't mean look good, act good, appear good - NO, BE GOOD. When we try to be good on our own accord, we find it very difficult. When we allow GOD to direct us, we will find that being good is easier. I can only be great at being a good man if I allow GOD to help me be good. I pray that I always allow GOD to direct my steps and to help me be the good man He has designed me to be. You want to be great? Allow GOD to direct you.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T