Proof of Faith

A converted cowboy once gave this very sensible idea of what “being faithful” consisted in: “Lots of folks think that being faithful to the Lord means shouting themselves hoarse praising His name.”

“I’ll tell you how I look at it. I’m working here for Jim. Now, if I’d sit around the house, talking what a good fellow Jim is, and singing songs to him, and getting up in the night to serenade him, I’d get my discharge. But when I buckle on my straps and hustle among the hills and see that Jim’s herds are all right, and not suffering for water and feed, or being branded by cattle thieves, than I’m serving Jim as he wants to be served. That’s what I call being faithful to Jim.”

No, the Lord doesn’t put his Holy Spirit in us just for us to jump up and down and shout about. It’s an infilling, empowering for effective service. It’s not how high we can jump or how loud we can shout, but its how well do we live, and how many souls do we win for Jesus. If ye love me, said Jesus – Feed my lambs and sheep. “So shall ye be my diciples if ye bear much fruit.” John 15:8.