Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of
the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond
measure. (Genesis 41:49 NIV)
Dr. Howard
Hendricks, renowned Bible teacher writes: We are in danger of seeing the family
as an end in itself, rather than as a means to an end. I see the family as a
divinely appointed tool, an instrument to impact a hungry and thirsty society
with the reality of Jesus Christ in human experience.
In the family
you've got the greatest intimacy, the greatest potential for fulfillment.
Christ wants us to make the family a model of what He's able to do in human
experience. The family is responsible for reaching out to society, getting
outside of itself and offering Christ to others.
Everywhere you go,
we've got a new Christian program to get kids or young people or adults away
from the non-Christian world. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with these
programs. But it's pretty hard to be effective if you're not at a place where
the salt makes contact and where the light can be seen.
—http://www.bereanbiblechurch.org/transcripts/topical/series/fd_4.htm,
accessed July 17, 2013.
As we learned with Abraham pitching his tent between
Bethel and Ai, we must keep ourselves in contact with those outside the Ark of
safety. At the same time, we must keep ourselves constantly refreshed in the
presence of the Lord. This is the only way we will be able to remain salt and
light to this world.
Let us be dependable to those around us. Let
us be true to our country. In the same manner as Joseph, if we
are true to our dreams, God may use us to provide for our family and our nation,
and help restore our world. We may never know how far the waves will ripple
from our remaining true to our visions and dreams.
Thus, dreams and visions are
given
By God's Spirit to each, so it seems.
So the challenge I will leave with you:
Be true to your visions and dreams.
THINK ABOUT IT.
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