The Right Thing For The Right Reason

Today I was privileged to welcome the ninth class of students to our Clearwater Master's Commission. We started Master's Commission because we wanted to invest into the lives of young people. When I was greeting the new parents I introduced them to our children's pastor and his wife and our youth pastor and his wife. All four of them are graduates of our program. I am so proud of the progress these young people have made in their lives and now their careers in ministry.

What a joy to know that our church had a part in that process because we did the right thing for the right reason. Only eternity will tell all of the good that comes from this local church taking a risk on a new ministry nine years ago.

Now what about all of the little things in my life. I believe that is not just the big events like starting a new ministry, but what happens in our lives when we do the right thing for the right reason in the everyday events and labors of our lives. Every twelve inches produce a foot. Every three feet produce a yard. Every five thousand two hundred and eighty feet produce a mile. But it all starts with that first little step. It begins with doing the right thing. And oh what a feeling when you know you did it for the right reasons.