When we consider the contribution and the cost of those who have shaped society today, it is a reminder that we are the product of those who have gone before us. Their story provides the backdrop to the unfolding drama of life as we know it.
We love to celebrate achievement and we laud praise on those who have left a lasting impression on our lives. Even more so we long to follow in their footsteps and emulate their actions.
In Acts 10 the account of a Centurion from the Italian Regiment who lived a devout life and was generous to the poor caught the attention of God. He became an unlikely candidate for the writing of a new chapter in the gospel message. Angels and apostles visited his home to see first hand the one named Cornelius. His life was a memorial, a statement, a commemoration of all that is good in humanity. And now the Gentile world had an ambassador, the first of many who would to break into the elite world of Judaism.
Our lives matter to God. So do not underestimate the contribution you can make to the story of God.
So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Rom 12:1-2
