~ Where’s the Profit? (Occupational
Therapy) ~
A number of
years ago there was a well-known television commercial in which an elderly lady
looking at her hamburger asks, “Where’s the beef?” In other words, where is the
heart of what I ordered? Apply that concept to the Christian life and ask,
“Where’s the profit?”
The following excerpt is
from a sermon by R.G.
Lee (1886-1978) entitled “Paths of Disappointment” which was based on a single
verse from Solomon (the wisest man who ever lived). “Vanity of vanities; all is
vanity” (Ecclesiastes 1:2).
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great artist and know not Jesus, the One Who is Altogether Lovely?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great architect and know not Jesus, the Chief Corner Stone?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great baker and know not Jesus, the Living Bread?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great banker and know not Jesus, the Priceless Possession?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great biologist and know not Jesus, the Life?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great builder and know not Jesus, the Sure Foundation?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great carpenter and know not Jesus, the Door?
What shall
it profit a man if be a great doctor and know not Jesus, the Great Physician?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great educator and know not Jesus, the Teacher?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great engineer and know not Jesus, the New and Living Way?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great farmer and know not Jesus, the Sower and Lord of Harvests?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great florist and know not Jesus, the Rose of Sharon?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great geologist and know not Jesus, the Rock of Ages?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great astronomer and know not Jesus, the Star of Bethlehem?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great horticulturist and know not Jesus, the True Vine?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great judge and know not Jesus, the Righteous Judge?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great jurist and know not Jesus, the True Witness?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great jeweler and know not Jesus, the Pearl of Great Price?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great lawyer and know not Jesus, the Sinner’s Advocate?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great philanthropist and know not Jesus, the Unspeakable Gift?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great philosopher and know not Jesus, the Wisdom of God?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great sculptor and know not Jesus, the Living Stone?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great student and know not Jesus, the Incarnate Truth?
What shall
it profit a man if he be a great sinner and know not Jesus, the Lamb of God?
application: How about you? Is your life spiritually
profitable? Are
your riches in heaven or on earth? What priorities in your life need
adjustment?
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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