June 24, 2007 Sunday Morning,

“Once Again We Come…” Another Sunday morning is here and as the saints lifted their voices in song, Bro Kevin Byrd, our precious mongoloid brother, wanted to sing this song. He even took the liberty to get up and lead the congregation. Would to God that we were all free to worship and share as God lays it upon our heart.

The lesson this morning was taken from John 21 and titled “What about John?” As Bro Joe explained, here we see Jesus commissioning Peter for the work he was to do, but Peter was preoccupied with what John would be doing!! Jesus let him know very politely that it was none of His business.

We need to be focused on making sure WE follow God’s will for our life without worrying about other people’s experience. True, if we see our brother err, we are to pray for him, or go talk to him, but this is different than being a “busybody in other man’s matters.” Each one of us must work out our own salvation and run the race set before us (Heb 12:1). We are individuals and our experience with God is unique and personal. He is a personal God. No one knows better what God has told them to do, but the person himself. As Aslan told Lucy in The Chronicles of Narnia “No one is told any story but their own.”

If we worry too much about what others are doing, it could hinder what God is calling us to do. In Mark 9:38, we see the disciples being upset because a man who was not with their little group was doing works of God. Should they stop him, they wondered? Christ said to leave Him alone as long as he wasn’t against them, he was actually for them. God’s work is huge and can be compared to building the wall in Nehemiah’s day. If we just build on our section, our part will get done. God will take care of who He uses to build the rest. It might be someone we don’t even know exists. So just “worry about Peter” and God will take care of "John”.

Only to be what He wants me to be, every moment of every day;
Yielded completely to Jesus alone, every step of this pilgrim way.
Just to be clay in the Potter's hands, ready to do what His Word commands, Only to be what He wants me to be every moment of every day.