Grand Tasks

Grand tasks elude most of us ... or do they?  Sometimes I daydream of jetting off on a promotional tour for my latest book, shaking hands with and

smiling at anxious fans in exciting international cities.  Then, of course, I'm reeled back in with familiar sounds such as, “Miss Beverly, do you know what I did with my …”  Yeah, back to those ... grand tasks.

 

God only knows the "grand tasks" of our lives.  The grandest task we are called to do is to submit to His Lordship, then all else becomes ... grand!  Paul said, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God."  (Colossians 3:16)  How unpleasant it must be to The Father to hear us grumble and whine about what is to be done.  Elisabeth Elliot writes, "Work should always be associated with joy ... Ordinary work, which is what most of us do most the time, is ordained by God every bit as much as is the extraordinary. All work done for God is spiritual work and therefore not merely a duty but a holy privilege." Our homes, our churches, our workplaces, our communities seem to be flooded with crowds of Believers and non-Believers alike who can't seem to do "what they do" with any real measurable joy.  Sometimes it's hard to even get a smile out of the Wal-mart greeter!  My Dad has always said, “we’re here on purpose with purpose,” and what a joy it is [really] to be about grand tasks for The Father.  We don't get to pick and choose what those tasks are or if they will be grand by the world's standards, or even what the results will be.  We are simply called to be faithful and to do all for the glory of God.  That, dear friends, is evidence of Christ dwelling richly in each of us -- and that's the grand task of all.  Let's get at it ... joyfully!