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Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. --1 Corinthians 15:58 What kind of qualities should we look for in a godly, faithful man? Well, no doubt many would say that a godly man ought to have a good reputation. I like what the late John Wooden said about reputation. This legendary coach of the UCLA Bruins basketball team said, “Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” There’s so much truth in that statement. Our character is the sum of all the choices that we make in life…the choices we make in public, as well as the ones we make when we’re alone. This is why it’s so important to choose Christ and to follow him faithfully. Look! We don’t become righteous then turn to Christ. Jesus is the way to righteousness! If you want to be a godly man, then step up to the plate and embrace today’s Scripture verse: ”… Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.” Let Christ shape your character and make you the person he created you to be. Then follow without looking back.   CHARACTER IS THE SUM OF THE CHOICES THAT WE MAKE IN LIFE.

A Certain Appointment

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”
Hebrews 9:26–28

When William Campbell was buried near Atlanta, Georgia, in April of 1962, there was one unique feature that set his funeral apart from normal—nearly twenty years earlier, Campbell had built his own casket. He owned a lumberyard and a construction business, and his hobby was wood working. So Campbell got some Western fir and began the three-month process of making his own casket. He said, “It takes a lot of money to come into the world and to leave it as well, and I want to be as little expense to my folks as possible.” When the casket was finished, it was placed in storage until Campbell’s death at the age of eighty-five.
Most people don’t want to think about the reality of death, but the certain reality is that unless the Lord returns during our lifetime, all of us will one day keep that appointment. The question is not whether we will die, but whether we will be prepared when that moment comes. The only preparation for death is to put our faith in the payment Christ made for our sins on the cross by His substitutionary death—to place our faith in Jesus as our risen Saviour.
For those of us who know the Lord as our personal Saviour, we also want to live in such a way that we will not be ashamed to see Christ when He returns. Although our salvation is sure, we want to invest our lives in that which will count for eternity.
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

Use the time that you have today wisely—none of us know how much time we have left to live for God.