" Lofty and Lowly Callings"

        "Now it is required that those who have been given a trust 

         Must prove faithful."                           --1 Corinthians 4 : 2

Picture yourself  standing before zgod on the day that He rewards believers. You longing to hear Him say, "Well done, good and faithful servant," but as you glance to your left you notice Hudson Taylor, the famous missionary to China. To your right stands Corrie ten Boom, the saint who put her life on the line to hide Jews from the Naxis. Somehow, you feel a little small and insignificant.

         There's no need to. God is only looking for you to bd faithful in what He's called you to be and do. No matter if your calling is lofty or lowly, it is faithfulness for which He will commend you on thst day when all believer stand before Him. Thst means your faithfulness may be rewarded by God eith great glory as that reserved for the Billy Grahams of this world!

          And one more thing: If your calling in life seems lowly, you are likely to receive a greater commendation. Why? Because a deeper kind of obedience is necessary ehen dubmitting to God in alow calling its tough to remain faithful to God through poverty ot pain. Thd one who os faithful in tough times catches God's eye.

         Jeremiah Burrough says, "You have a principle within you of grace a principle that raises your lowest actions to be higher in God's esteem than all the brave, glorious actions that are done in the world."

         That means that in God's eyes, Alexander yhe Great can't hold a candle to your faithful service as you maintain a godly home Julius Caesar's victories pale in compasion to your victories over temptations and trials. So remember: God requires you to be faithful. That's  enough. That's everything.