2 Timothy 4:7-8
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
It is important for us to evaluate what we do with the gifts God has given to us. It reminds me of an incident almost 40 years ago. I was the Deputy Director of the Idaho Law Enforcement Planning Commission. It was our responsibility to allocate State and Federal funds to criminal justice agencies across the State of Idaho.
In order to receive these grants, the individual agencies were required to write a proposal of why they needed the funds. This would be followed by an evaluation at the end of the first year to show how effective the program had been.
One small community requested funds to upgrade their police department. The Chief of Police who wrote the proposal left the department during the year and it was difficult to get the new chief to submit the required evaluation. After many letters and phone calls we received his evaluation: Hired one man. He done good!
That evaluation was good for a laugh, but it strikes me that each of us needs to take the time and effort to evaluate our service to the Lord. I am hopeful that it could be said of us that we have done good. The grammar may be lacking, but the meaning is spot on. Our Lord is watching how we live our life for Him. There will come a day when we stand to give our report to the Lord. I want to hear the Lord say, “Well done!”
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
—Pastor Cecil