I find it interesting that God often brings things to our attention in groups. Like the lesson is being driven home. Evening worship: Proverbs 22, verse 1, “A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.” This morning’s Bible reading: Psalm 8, verse 1a, “O LORD our Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth!”
We’ve been really stressing to the boys the importance of how their name is known. (We do this with the girls, too, but as the boys have been doing work for other people it has become something we discuss often.) When the Psalmist speaks of God’s name as excellent in all the earth, he is referring to His reputation. A person’s reputation is known by not only what he says but what he does.
The boys spent hours in the heat yesterday, mowing and weed eating. They spent twice the amount of time they had anticipated spending and it was HOT. And they did it knowing that when they were done they had to do another yard. I was happy that they did not try to skimp but made sure it was all done. Then I got this text last night:
I am thankful to see them developing their own work ethic, caring about the job they do and understanding how it reflects them but also the Lord they claim to serve. When I showed them the text, we talked about setting goals to keep their good names in place not only for the decades to come, but for generations to come. It doesn’t just happen but takes planning and diligence.
I’m thankful for their hearts. We are blessed.
