Romans 15:30-31
Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me, that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints.
It may just be bad vibes from the past, but recently my mind went back to my high school days and a process known as the bench. I call it a process for lack of a better term.
Let me explain what I mean when I use the term in this issue of the Daily-E. It was a penalty for not maintaining a passing average in all of the classes being taken in school. If you dropped below a C average, you were placed on the bench.
Being on the bench prevented a person from being able to participate in any and all extracurricular activities. That is a fancy term that means you are banned from athletic teams, band, drama or any other fun stuff that high school kids live for. I must confess that my academic achievements were not what they should have been back then and each week I dreaded looking on the board to see if I had been benched. It happened a few times.
I cannot relive those days of yesteryear, but I can strive to be all that God wants me to be for Him today. That is why I eagerly greet each day with anticipation of being the very best servant the Lord calls me to be. No bench for me please!
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
—Pastor Cecil