Easier Said Than Done

“For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it”  Luke 14:28

I’ve been a builder now for over 30 years. I love the way God uses my experience as a way to understand His word. As I consider God’s word and the application to my life, it’s those experiences that help me grasp the meaning.

One of the challenges of being a builder is estimating. When a customer sits down and asks “how much is this going to cost”, I have witnessed the calculating minds of people as they usually will respond with, “we’ll have to get back to you”. Now some already have a figure in their mind of “what it will cost” and so they can give an answer right away.

Recently while attending the summer conferences at Keswick I’ve been challenged to do some soul searching and reexamine my “Spiritual Budget”. Do I really have enough to live out this Christian life? After a precision order of messages this summer along with my daily “visits” with God I have gone over my budget and have found that “I” don’t but “He” does.

It’s been a tough summer for me this year emotionally and I have had a “thorn in the flesh” that I’ve asked the Lord to remove a thousand times (I’m a little slow). And finally as I was considering the cost I finally heard “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”

Now I’m not usually an “altar call” guy, but this summer I’ve found myself twice removed from my seat and kneeling at the altar. That’s the easy part, now I have to trust God and “Just do it” It’s easier said than done, but I’ve considered the cost and have found that if I “keep myself  in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life” I will build and complete my task. I just know it will be worth every cent.  – Rob Russomano is a graduate of the Colony of Mercy and writes regularly for Freedom Fighter. He serves full-time at America’s Keswick

Daily Bible Reading: Psalm 91-93; 1 Peter 5

Quote of the day: Have no fear for the unsettlement or the disturbance of the Kingdom of heaven. It began in eternity, it will go on through everlasting; there is no panic in the divine personality. God is peace. God gives peace. God gives rest. Joseph Parker

Verse to Memorize: I rise before the dawning of the morning and I cry for help; I hope in your Word. My eyes are awake through the night watches, that I might meditate on Your Word. Psalm 119:147-148