Rising to the Occasion

“I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all means save some.”~ 1Cor. 9:22

It was said of the evangelist Billy Sunday that he could walk with paupers or with kings. Paul is not speaking of compromising but of socializing. That is, he was willing to adjust to the customs of various cultures (Jewish/Gentiles). He made every necessary accommodation to help men and women on to God. Excepting doing wrong to get a chance to do good.

Consistency is not always a virtue. Throughout scriptures, God’s men and women are seen as inconsistent. Our dear Lord was constantly accused of this by the spiritually immature. This was simply because both He and they adapted their approach to different groups. They were flexible; they didn’t have a set formula. You know, “one size fits all.”

Dr. Bob Jones Sr. use to encourage his students to go as far as they could on the right road with every man. Some of us are too ready to turn off at the first exit. Sometimes it is hard to swallow, condescending to men and women of low estate. But that’s our pride, and I might add, a mouthful to gulp down.

Let each of us emulate the refined country mother who invited her illiterate friend from the hills to church. When the latter showed up at her door on Sunday, she was wearing her apron. Upon seeing this, the gracious saint turned to her daughters and said, “Girls, let’s not forget our aprons.”

be an Aged Saint

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