A Challenge of Character

I have discovered a priceless treasure regarding the economy of prayer: “The Complete Works of E.M Bounds on Prayer”.  This morning I read Chapter 8, “Prayer and Character and Conduct”.  Here is a quote that is worthy of regular review and meditation, by all who claim to follow Christ:

“The best-prepared, most eloquent sermon can be marred and rendered ineffective, by questionable practices in the preacher.  The most active church worker can have the labor of his hands neutralized by worldliness of spirit and inconsistency of life.  Men preach by their lives, not by their words, and sermons are delivered, not so much in, and from a pulpit, as in tempers, actions, and the thousand and one incidents which crowd the pathway of daily life.” 

Whether you are a pastor, church worker, or Christian in the workplace, the manner in which we live our daily lives is the loudest thing we will ever say about ourselves and the God we love; without even speaking.  Each moment counts; and those moments in the “every-day” must align themselves with those in the spotlight.

~ by jpatters13 on November 3, 2008.