No matter what we are called to do... Gearin’UP our physical tools and talents to present “the very best” of all we are and can be, together with The Holy Spirit, gives us the cutting edge in ministering God’s Love into the lives of people.
"Delight thyself also in The LORD; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart (Psalm 37:4).”
Among the wonderful ways we have seen God bless Toward The Mark outreaches, near the very top of the list is the way our passion for God and His people shines through the quality of our musical instruments and stage equipment. In song-writing and performing music at outreach events, our ministry is passionate about using only high-quality gear that can enhance the messages in our songs. This speaks to the promise of God to us in Psalm 37 above. As we continue to gear UP, our heart’s desires continue to become fulfilled and to extend.
It was not long after I got my first department store guitar and amplifier in the sixth grade that I learned, the hard way, how the quality of sound we produce in our music depends largely on the instrument we play. The dime store electric guitar that I had just got to play malfunctioned. Not knowing how to fix it, I took it to a member of a well-known regional rock band who lived in our neighborhood. After he looked it over, he asked to keep it for a week to work on making repairs on it. My friend then surprised me when he went upstairs in his house and brings back a Gibson Melody Maker electric guitar. He handed it to me and said I should take it home and play it for the time being. Getting to play my friend, Mike's, Gibson Melody Maker after playing my burdensome no-name instrument was like going from a rickety old bicycle to riding a Harley Davidson. As I improved my playing, expanding to play bass guitar and drums, getting the best essentials I could afford made all the difference along the way. Low-quality gear offers low-quality output; Higher-quality gear offers higher-quality output. In short, using cheap tools is burdensome while worth-y ones make for more fun and fulfilling missions to accomplish.”
Whenever God provides opportunities for us to present our original songs, whether it be for an audience of 20 or 2,000, we can confidently say that we are better equipped now than we have ever been. God has provided for us the kind of gear that can meet just about any venue requirement. When it comes to delivering God’s wonderful Word to His precious people, whether the platform be music, preaching or teaching, it is our responsibility to represent God and His Word with excellence. This also includes presenting with excellence the gear that He has given us for His work.
I cannot begin to recall how many times folks have come to me after an event and said something like, “From the moment that we walked in and saw the set-up on stage, not a mediocre presentation but, with quality gear on display before the event began, our hope and expectation of what God was going to do there that day went way up.” Most people can discern whether or not a person’s whole heart is in what they do simply by the way they present themselves. I have found that, more often than not, one who cares for and presents the tools of their trade speaks louder than the words they speak.
When we are truly passionate about representing God with excellence, using all we have to offer, we maximize The Holy Spirit’s opportunity to minister God’s Love into the lives of the people we minister to. Whether we are called to drive a bus, operate a cleaning business, or even work behind a desk, gearing up and performing tasks with excellence makes a difference. So, whether we are the driver, cleaner, or desk worker, we make sure to maintain and properly use all of the tools,equipment, and talents God entrusts to our stewardship at all times.
Remember, the physical things we get to have and use don’t belong to us. They, as well as the hearts of the people that God entrusts to our care, belong to God. Everything God entrusts to our stewardship belongs to Him! He trusts each one of us to be the most excellent steward over what He created in us (our talents and abilities) and what he brings into our hands!
Ultimately, if we are responsible agents of all that we are called to be and do to minister to others in our lives, if we maximize on the quality and function of all that is entrusted to us, then we get to return our possessions better than they were when we received them. For me and my team, as we work hard to gather and build better instruments and stage equipment, being blessed to hear words of affirmation from people we minister to is a small part of the rewards that compel us to keep on sowing and serving by faith and never stop “Gearin’UP” for The Master’s missions to come.
“And The LORD said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath (Luke 12:42-44).”
We are grateful for the wonderfully fruitful opportunities The Person of The Holy Spirit is blessing and has blessed us with, to glorify the Great Name of our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. These are opportunities we simply could not take advantage of if not for the passion and support of our Toward The Mark partners to magnify Jesus Christ and send us into this final hour's harvest!
On behalf of the two of us, and those we are reaching, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being here to take part in our work. Our friends and our family of faith praise God for everything He has been doing in and through us to encourage and reach this end time's generation with The Gospel of Jesus Christ... and with The Gospel Jesus Christ preached!
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This blog channel, along with the complete collection of our original Bible-based podcasts, music, blogs, books, CDs, and other Toward The Mark resources, is made possible by the faithful prayer and financial support of the TTM Sponsorship Family. We'd like to invite you to come on-board, to become a part of the TTM Family as well. By becoming a monthly financial partner, your support will go toward fulfilling our God-given calling to provide effective, contemporary outreach tools that are available to everyone, the churched and un-churched alike. People everywhere are hungry to know more about the love, truth, and salvation of Jesus Christ. We invite you to partner with us to, "press Toward The Mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:14)
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