Sharpening your focus in 2015
The year 2015 is upon us. I pray for greater clarity of
purpose and a sharpened focus of what is important. Let’s keep the main thing,
the main thing. C.S. Lewis’ apologetic trilemma is often quoted to prove the
Divinity of Jesus. As the argument goes, Jesus was either the Lord or a Lunatic
or a Liar. An opinion that asserts that Jesus was merely a good moral teacher
is challenged by the choice among three options of which only one is true.
Jesus’ Divinity is the truth that gives meaning to everything that He said and
did.
In our missionary service,
what is the compelling truth that challenges any lesser options? Following the
alliteration of Lewis, I propose that we will either live lives that are
lethargic, lapsed, or ones that leave a legacy, there is no compromise among
these three options.
* A lethargic life is one defined by
laziness, limitations, and is recognized
as being listless. When the passion
for the Call of God is not fresh,
the fruit of that life is putrid.
* A lapsed life is one defined by
lasciviousness, lawlessness, or loftiness.
The heart once broken at the altar
of prayer, hungering for a fresh revelation
of God’s Glory is now caught up
with lust, compromise, or pride. This life is lived in the past tense.
* Finally, a life that leaves a legacy is
defined by its liberality of Grace, it’s lifting influence on others, and its
lasting impact. As Psalms 92:13-14 (nkjv)
depicts this life: “Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our
God. They shall still bear fruit in old age. They shall be fresh and
flourishing.” I pray that you will choose to live a life that flourishes this
year. Let’s leave a legacy for the Glory of God!
