MAX ON LIFE

23. Can our lives count for Christ if we don't have the calling to be a minister? I try to be faithful in telling others about salvation, especially my grandchildren. Do you think this matters in the long run?

Sounds as if you are doing exactly what a minister does. Paul says in Romans 15:15-20:
"...... because of the grace God gave me to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles with the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done - by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known."
You don't have to put a collar around your neck, eat at every potluck dinner that comes around, or preach long, boring sermons to be a minister.
According to Paul, ministers
- proclaim the gospel everywhere they go, and
- testify to God's work in their lives.
Paul made a difference. Sounds as if you do too.
Will it matter?
When you arrive in heaven, I wonder if Christ might say these words to you: "I'm so proud that you let me use you. Because of you, others are here today. Would you like to meet them?"
Neighbors, coworkers, friends, strangers, and family members (parents, spouse, children, grandchildren) all step forward.
Even great-grandchildren, whom you never met, are there because your ministered to your kids and to your grandchildren.
Does ministering make a difference? Yes.
Are you a minister? You bet.
Are you making a difference? Absolutely.
And while you're at it, eat at every potluck you can.

By: Max Lucado