God has graced me with, what I think
is, a good job with a good benefits package that includes vacation
time. This week is vacation time with the first 2 days were spent
watching our sick grandson instead of sending him to daycare which
was a great time. Yesterday and today have been chore days, which
makes me think this is not really a vacation after all, but it is
good to not be bogged down with “work”.
This morning, before venturing into
chore mode, I came across a video of Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty/
Duck Commander fame. I was first introduced to Phil and his family
via the Duck Dynasty TV series and first heard of the show in my
Sunday School class. One of the teens in there said they were
watching it and said that they were Christians, so I had to check it
out. Now, let me be upfront, I have never been duck hunting in my
life and only been any kind of hunting one time, for rabbit, which I
felt bad afterward and never went again. I have the luxury of not
having the need to hunt, but would and will if the need ever arises,
so I do not think hunting is “wrong” and is actually quite
“right”. If you watch the video series I post at the end of this
posting you will hear just how God designed us as hunters.
During the video I heard a little about
hunting, which is to be expected, but then heard a LOT about God. It
was awesome and I soon began to realize that God had given these men
favor, through hunting, to preach the Gospel. Their scope of
influence is broad now, thanks to a love for hunting and God's
working in their lives to put them in the a large scope of influence.
This got me thinking about my scope of influence.
While my “world' is not as broad as
the Robertson family has been given, my task is the same – Preach
the Gospel to everyone I come into contact with. This means my job,
when I go shopping, to my neighbor, to the mailman, the UPS man, the
counter person at McDonalds and in my own home. Just because these
men have been given a larger “audience” doesn't mean that we are
to have a large audience to proclaim the Gospel. Everyone's audience
is given by God for specific reasons. My audience could never be the
same as Phil or Jase Robertson as I know nothing about hunting, but
not a single Robertson can have my audience or your audience. And
please don't misunderstand my use of the word “audience”, which
is not meant in an entertainment since, but in a “who God puts in
my life who hears my voice and who I can tell about Him”.
So I ask anyone who may happen across
this posting, who God has put in my scope of influence, to look
around you. Look at the opportunities that God places in your life
everyday to tell of His glory. You don't have to keep asking “God
please give me the opportunity to....” because He already does,
they are already there. Turn that prayer into “God please allow me
eyes to see the opportunities you have already given to me, to share
your Gospel, to share your love”. I guarantee you He will and while
you may never get a reality TV show you will be partaking in the
Great Commission of making disciples.
I encourage each of you to watch these
videos and see how God has placed hunting in their lives in order to
share the Gospel. If you are a Christian you will be greatly
encouraged. As you watch pray and ask God to show you the
opportunities that you may have to do this same thing, in the scope
of influence He has placed before you.
Phil
(6 videos, about 10 minutes each)
Jase
(Almost and hour long, but great)
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