What Is That to You?

December 4

There is a verse in scripture (II Corinthians 10:12) that says, “….they who compare themselves among themselves are not wise.” The Bible is quite clear that if we believe in Christ, have settled in our hearts and minds that we are His and we will follow wherever He leads, there is no place in us for second guessing His choice.

There is no place for negotiation for a ‘better deal.’ If He calls us into a mission field in some far-flung corner of the world, we must trust that it is because He knows His plan for us will be best accomplished there and His plan for that part of the globe will be best accomplished because of our presence there.

If He tells us to remain in our hometown and share our faith with the people among whom we grew up, we cannot lament the lack of adventure in our lives. Again, He knows where we will be most effectively discipled and where we will be best equipped to draw new disciples to Jesus. Even Peter wrestled with the question of where he was to go in order to serve the Kingdom of Christ—and where his fellow Apostle John would go, and how he would die.

Jesus had described Peter’s martyrdom in John 21: 18, 19. When in John 21:21, Peter asked, “And what shall this man (John) do?” The Lord’s answer silenced him. It should silence us when we ponder the role of fellow believers in His Kingdom. In John 21:22, He said, “If I want him to tarry until I come, what is that to you?” His polite way of saying that another person's life and ministry are none of our business effectively shuts us up, as it did Peter.