A Man For All Seasons

We need another Sir Thomas More, who stood up against King Henry VIII when he sought divorce and was known as the man for all seasons.  Paul said that he became all things to all people that he might save some.  We don't all have the kind of versatility these two had, but God can use us with the blessings and talents He has bestowed on us. We are mere stewards and will be held accountable.  In witnessing, for instance, some people are called to witness to a far different makeup of people than the average Joe.

Some people can only be reached by the like of us, and God has put them in our path and sphere of influence for a reason.  We don't witness, so much as to be witnesses; our lives speak volumes and often actions speak louder than words.  Augustine said to witness and if necessary use words.   People read us like a book and if they know we're saved, they are relentless.  We cannot be all things to all people and must find our niche in the crowds we hang around with.  Paul was good with the intellectual types of Mars Hill, Philip, the evangelist, was at home with the more common folk.  Peter was the apostle to the Jews, while Paul to the Gentiles, and for good reason--we are all wired differently and are meant to be a message to a certain element of society.

We must never say that God wants us to witness to the power elite of the universities, and to be remiss of our duty to the common man, just like a person with the gift of teaching cannot say that he can't help out because he doesn't have the gift of helps--we have a primary gift and way God uses us, but we need to be ready and prepared to be used any way that is necessary for the moment.  It isn't any one believer's job to save the world, but he must certainly find out his gift and how God blesses his endeavors.  Soli Deo Gloria!