Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Combustible Living - #8262

Friday, May 1, 2009

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We just had a big fire in our yard! Some recent storms did some major damage to our trees and left a trail of branches that looked like a battlefield. What once shaded and beautified our house ended up as a big fire in our yard.

I’m Ron Hutchcraft and I was reminded of the story Roy told me about when he was a young bookkeeper during the Depression. He took enormous pride in keeping meticulous records for his company. Then came the day the company went under. Roy’s final order from his boss: go out back and burn the books. Roy told me of the life-changing day when he watched his life’s work literally go up in flames. He soon became a great pastor.

According to the Bible, that’s going to happen to a lot of folks when they stand before Jesus one day…that kind of fire. It says, “Each one should be careful how he builds. For no one can lay any foundation other than…Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is…the fire will test the quality of each man’s work. If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. If it is burned up, he will suffer loss” (1 Corinthians 3:11-15 ). It may have given you shade; it may have looked beautiful. But if what you’ve poured your life into isn’t eternal, it will just end up on the big fire. The best of your money, your time, your energy, your influence, is it for the things that are incombustibly eternal or things that will burn?

Let it be said of you as it was of David: “He served the Lord’s purpose in his generation and then he fell asleep” (Acts 13:36 ).

This radio program references: 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 ; Acts 13:36