By Paul Chappell
"Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the
congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our
father, for ever and ever. Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and
the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and
in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as
head above all."
1 Chronicles 29:10–11
The great missionary David Livingstone was inspired to go to
Africa by the testimony of Robert Moffat who
reported seeing the smoke rise from a thousand villages where the name of
Christ had never been heard. Livingstone determined that he would take the Gospel
where it had never been preached. Leaving England
behind, he spent most of the rest of his life penetrating the interior of Africa —exploring unreached territory for future
missionaries and preaching the Gospel everywhere he went.
A strong sense of purpose drove Livingstone to face hardship
and danger and give up much of what the world holds dear. He said, “I place no
value on anything I have or may possess, except in relation to the kingdom of God
Since everything that we have already belongs to God, we are
not making great sacrifices when we give back to Him part of what is already
His. The priority of our lives is not meant to be our comfort and safety, but
advancing God’s kingdom and bringing Him glory. The good gifts we have are from
God, that we might steward them for Him. If we lose sight of that fact, we are
in danger of becoming selfish rather than using our possessions in ways that
lay up treasure for us in Heaven.
Today's Rooted Principle:
Remembering that everything you have belongs to God keeps
your priorities in proper order.
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