June 19
Have you ever gone to a restaurant and been disappointed—grossed out!—by receiving an under-cooked food? Not the rare steak you ordered; that’s a viable choice in the preparation of that particular dish. But what about a chicken sandwich where the meat was raw? That’s enough to ruin your appetite.
There’s a level of ‘doneness’ that is required in food preparation, that’s why the baker sticks a toothpick into the center of a cake before pulling it out of the oven. That’s why noodles are tested before draining them and tossing them with the sauce. There are some foods that must be brought to temperature.
In the spiritual realm also, there is a point that must be attained in bringing the task the Lord has set before us to completion. The quality of perseverance is an essential piece of equipment in the toolbox of the believer who desires to accomplish anything in the behalf of the Kingdom of Christ.
In Galatians 6:9 we are told, “We must not become weary in well-doing, for we will reap at the proper time if we do not give up.” Stopping short of the completion time in sharing our faith may rob the Lord of a child who was on the threshold of entering the Kingdom—and rob us of the joy of escorting him there.
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