Have you mistreated your diploma lately?
Posted by Buddy | Filed under General
I was just cleaning off the bookshelf and as I picked up my diploma, I noticed something unusual – it seemed to be moving. Upon further observation, I noticed that several million ants had decided to nest inside my diploma. Of course, my first reaction was disgust. I had worked extremely hard for that diploma. Besides, couldn’t those little invaders have found something far better to eat than my parchment? I carefully picked up my diploma with its unwelcome guests and quickly deposited them outdoors. As I stood outside under the shade of our awning, sweating because of the tropical sun and jungle humidity, something occurred to me. How many of the graduates of my school have ever had jungle insects attempt to consume the proof of their studies? How many of my fellow classmates have had their papers and books mold into unrecognizable shapes because of the famous jungle rot? I hate to say it, but there are far too few graduates whose diplomas are being mistreated this way. Most of the alumni probably have their piece of parchment hidden in the back of a closet, or at the best, have it collecting dust on a wall in a stuffy office. Seriously, the real question is not one of a preserved diploma but “how am I using the things that I learned in order to get that diploma?” The diploma itself doesn’t really matter. I can get another one. But how many Biblically trained young (and older) people are actually on the front lines? How many have gone to a far away mission field to risk everything for the sake of the gospel? How many are truly advancing the kingdom, and proclaiming Christ where he is not known? The sad truth is that many people are honoring the parchment, and dishonoring the Lord, while so few are honoring God and forgetting about the paperwork. My question for you is this: Are you willing to go where your knowledge and skills will really be used, but where your body and belongings will be abused? Don’t “play it safe.” “Let ants and jungle rot corrupt! Embrace the real reason for the diploma! Go out big for God’s glory and announce that the King is coming! He has better things in store for you anyway.
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
great post bud! Good word!