The Beauty of Second Fiddle...

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

Abraham Lincoln 16th president of US (1809 - 1865)

Everybody's Victory

Rescues are usually like that. Oh, one person or a few people may actually bring the person out, but that's because of a much larger group of people who are behind them in many ways. And nowhere is that more true than in the spiritual rescue of people who are trapped and dying in the pit that the Bible calls sin. But all too often, the people who are supporting the rescuers have little or no sense of how vital they are; how many would be lost without what they do, how much each rescue is their victory, too.

Ron Hutchcraft Ministries
Harrison AZ

 Commentary:

 I read this with particular interest as my youthful experience in the corporate environment led to many supportive moments.  Those leaving me less than satisfied because of a need to feel of special significance. As happens so many times in the competitive avenues of advancement; the final goal or cause falls victim to personal ambition and the failure of teamwork.  With age so many times comes the recognition of the need for others, and the value of a supportive spirit in whatever the tasks.  As we all are talented and "gifted" in many different ways, it behooves us to make diversity our strength and unity our end goal.  My experience leading in my avocational life came about far in advance of my vocational life.  My first completely led project was in 1990 some seventeen years after I graduated from college.  I feel I may have been knowledge ready sooner, but not so much people ready.  The project was extremely challenging with an ambitious schedule.

I had to do everything from buy a computer to hire assistants.  Over the year of the project, the team became very close and used each others strengths to promote the main goal:  Go Online December 31.  When we ended the developmental stage and moved into the system administration phase, it was a cohesive group celebrating the common success and the newly found responsibiity.

How much more important is it to be so united in the effort to share Jesus with others. Everything associated with my old project will one day be dismantled.  The spiritual rescue is a never ending success.  It leads to an eternity with Jesus in His Heaven.  Let us thus go about being prepared for the witness opportunities that come our way.  Let us work in the spirit of Andrew whose first inclination after meeting Jesus was going to get his brother.  On that Rock was placed the burden to lead and on brother Andrew; the noble post of following.

And Andrew being first...

Look where he led his brother.

More the evangelist than fisherman.

More the support than lead...

But o the seed

Planted with one

Who would be the rock.

A leader of the twelve.

A preacher to the early flock.

So here is the second

Who brought forth Simon

To fish for men.

Review, Repent and Renew...

And witness a rising.

O to be among these who

Are such seconds.