[Discoveries] 11-20-07 Achievement -- Mark 13:2

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*"Do you see all these great buildings?" replied Jesus. "Not one stone 
here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down." -- Mark 
13:2*/

Twice in my life I've worked an entire year without making any money. 
Not too many people can say that -- not too many people would want to 
admit it! But watching all my efforts wash down the drain has given me 
perspective.

For one thing, I've discovered that it doesn't matter how smart you are 
or how hard you work. Unless God prospers you, nothing you try is going 
to succeed. We are all very needy whether we realize it or not. Every 
morsel of sustenance is from the hand of God.

In this passage, Jesus reminds us that a lifetime of labor can be wiped 
out in a moment. When God looks at us and at our lives, he measures 
success differently than we do. He measures those things which cannot be 
shaken, the stones than cannot be torn down. God's work in us may seem 
wispy and intangible. But He knows what things are eternal.

God is building in you a work which cannot be destroyed.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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