We all want to be heard. It feels good to be listened to; to have someone respect what we say. Even children like it when you stoop to eye level and listen to them. Is it an authority thing?; a dignity thing?; an identity thing?

Last Wednesday night, a new group visited our midweek prayer service. They had just returned from volunteering to minister to the tornado victims in Joplin, Missouri. Although we'd not met before, these strangers had instant credibility with us, because of their testimony of service. They changed us. They helped us!

Credibility is a valuable commodity. The best place to earn it is by doing the Lord's work. Not for that reason of course, but because Jesus, our Savior, our great Commander & Chief, is closest to us when we're on the front line. You know the biblical principle: "humble yourselves before the Lord and He will lift you up."

My point is simple. Don't wait. Stay involved. Stay active.

"when they (the Rulers & Elders) saw the courage of Peter & John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus." Acts 4:13

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