2Chronicles 31:18—They included all the little ones, the wives, and the sons and daughters of the whole community listed in these genealogical records. For they were faithful in consecrating themselves.
Jeff plays the game of soccer. He is not an impact player who by great talent can take over a game. In fact in many ways he is limited. But he gives all he has. At a fifty-plus age in a league where most players are in their late 30’s and early forties, he is quite amazing. You see he never stops looking for an opportunity to score. By sheer persistence he manages occasionally to do what better players fail to accomplish—put the ball in the net! In my book his play is the stuff of the heroic.
The dictionary defines heroes as persons noted for courageous feats or nobility of purpose, especially those who risked or sacrificed their lives. We tend to be mesmerized by the spectacular and worship the incredible. Yet in some ways the heroic person is the one who makes the ordinary the extraordinary.
Do you ever get tired of the regular rhythm of life? Does it seem like your relationship with God is about as exciting as canoeing down an irrigation canal? Then stop paddling. Recognize there is a current at work.
If your idea of a heroic follower of God is the crowd-enthralling evangelist, the talented pastor, or the monastery monk, is it possible you have defined importance by vocation? While any and all of those people may be heroes, in God’s eyes the heroic follower is the faithful follower. Nowhere does the Bible pronounce the job as the focal point. It is the relationship we hold with God throughout the work that we do that He values. Therefore, you are heroic by getting up each morning and dedicating the day in prayer to the Lord; by taking joy in mopping the floor or cooking or teaching or selling or building because in your heart burns a never ending blaze to know and please God.
Solomon wrote, in Proverbs 20:6, "Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?" Don’t let the blur of time rob you of the joy of the eternal. Your relationship to God will be seasoned with joy if you see the ordinary as your opportunity to make a statement. "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" (1Corinthians
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