Short in Height, Tall in Courage - the days of the harvest are here

 

     "Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness." 2 Corinthians 9:10.

     One of the inner themes of my new novel, Short in Height, Tall in Courage, is the gathering of disciples per our commission from our Lord.

     "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20

     Our Lord is uncompromising about loving one another. We need to lay this example of loving our Christian brothers heavily upon the non-believers. The Team is not perfect, but their reliance on and listening to God creates valuable teaching moments from those moments of imperfection. Our Lord is constantly teaching ways to influence and reminding us of our commission. In Chapter two, Samuel teaches two families who have been locked in a battle over some small thing for years. He teaches them that "...listening is as much of an art as conversation." If we cannot listen, we cannot discover the person's reasons for speaking. Listening is one of the most potent weapons of a Christian.

     In another chapter, the Chief asks Samuel, "What do you think," concerning an issue they needed to solve. Samuel got up in the Chief's face with, "It doesn't matter what I think. It matters what God thinks." I hear so many people say, "I can't hear God speaking." The reason for their not hearing is that they are not good listeners. Early in the book, you hear Samuel, the spiritual guide of The Team, emphasize being a good listener. Someone wails to God to change their circumstances in life and expect an immediate result, like the McDonald's drive-through. They spend a few seconds listening for an answer. When God eventually changes their circumstances, the person assumes it was their personal work that created the result. If you want a simple yes or no answer, ask Google. God is not talk; He is action. His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, practiced an active faith, just as we should.

     Please support Christian writers, artists, and other Christians working with loving hearts for our Lord with little applause and their personal funds and much time to give you stories, art, and other forms of entertainment and education dedicated to our God. All these things are using our spiritual gifts to gather disciples. If they lay rusting away, you might consider asking God to make use of your spiritual gifts.

     Love you all!