Musick-al Note # 262
OPEN LETTER TO THE FAITHFUL
Much of our writing, preaching, and visiting is directed to the weak and unfaithful. I wish to reverse that order here and address the faithful. This article is not addressed to you who have to be begged, petted and pampered before you attend the services of the church and still are absent as much as you are present. Nor is it to you if you only give to the church your excuses and grumble and murmur at every work being done. If you are in this category, you may stop reading if you wish for this is not to you, it is to the faithful.
Words cannot adequately express our appreciation for you because of your faithful attendance, words of encouragement and concern for our welfare. You who love the Lord are a source of joy for us as we work together in seeking to save the souls of the lost. You do not take your responsibility lightly, for you do not let the weather, company, distractions of the world or any other thing keep you from serving and working for the Lord. You make whatever sacrifice necessary that the work may continue to grow. Whenever a good program is set before the church, no one will ever wonder what your response will be or if you can be counted on or not because you will support that work to the utmost of your ability to see the job well done. When you are given a job to do, it is a forgone conclusion that you will see it through. You don’t flirt with sin or see how far you can go without apostatizing. You seek to regulate your life in accordance with the will of Christ that you can bring others to the Lamb of God.
We appreciate you even more because you make no demand for special attention or praise for your service and you do not consider that being regular and faithful to God is a grievous burden or a feat of valor. You are a good example to the younger Christians and an inspiration to all of us. You make the work of a preacher much lighter and offer him joy and satisfaction because he works among such Godly people.
Thank you for being a faithful Christian, for you have a crown of righteousness laid up in heaven.
Gordon Musick
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