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Workin for the Boss

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The other day, I was out riding my gator, looking for lost calves and it got me to thinking about what I would be doing if I didn’t have the Lord in my life. I was eight or nine years old when I gave my life to Jesus. I’ll have to admit, I didn’t understand it all at the time. I’m still a work in progress. A dear old deacon friend once told me this, “The day I quit learning about God will be the day before they are throwing dirt on me.” But do we ever really come to understand what following Christ amounts to? We need to stay at it, and it begins with prayer!

It means doing what He has called you to do, but it ain’t on your terms. If He give you something to do just do it. It’s all about Him and His ways. I reckon it could best be explained by telling a story.

There is a rancher who owns the cattle on a thousand hills. I think many of you know Him. He was also known for havin’ quality stock! He had some business to tend to that would require him to be gone for a good spell. So, before he left, he went out to the bunkhouse and gave three young cowboys a certain job to do while he was gone.

He gave the first cowboy five comin’ two year old colts to take care of. He gave the second cowboy 2 horses much the same. To the third cowboy, He gave him one top colt. He gave each of them full authority over the horses, but just make sure that whatever they did would benefit the Boss.

So wantin’ to make the Boss happy, the first cowboy immediately commenced to breakin’ all five horses. He spent every free hour working with these young horses. He was very careful to treat the boss’s horses with the best of care. After about six weeks of hard work he had them ready to go. But go where? Well, the Boss gave him authority so he went over to a neighborin’ ranch and traded his five green-broke horses for ten quality colts that had never been ridden. He immediately went to work on the ten.

The second cowboy also went to work to do the best with what the boss gave him. He started both of his colts and worked just as hard as the first cowboy. At the end of two months, his horses were doing right well. He had a friend who was lookin’ for a couple of young, well-started horses. So the second cowboy traded his two horses for two well papered mares that each had new foals on the ground.

The third cowboy was very worried about the fine horse that had been trusted to his care. He wanted to break the horse for the owner so that when his boss returned, he would have a beautiful horse to ride. But he just couldn’t. What if something went wrong? He could tear a muscle or break his neck. He never even worked him on the halter! After all, he couldn’t have anything happen to the Boss’s horse.

Just before winter, the rancher finally returned. The Boss was excited to see the 10 green broke horses that had once been 5. And he had a smile when he saw the two papered mares with foals. The boss told them, “That’s a job well done. You have done very well with what I gave you!”

But the third cowboy, well, his horse was still in his stall. He had not been worked at all!

The Boss saw the third cowboy’s horse and wanted to know why this one horse that happened to be his most favorite had been neglected! The third cowboy told the rancher, “Boss, I was sceared something would happen to the colt so I decided to just keep him safe ‘til you returned.”

But the owner said, “You could have at least broke my favorite horse so that I could ride him. You didn’t do anything at all with what I gave you. It is evident you don’t ride for Me!”

Matt 25:29, “For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.” (nasb)

Choose Jesus, choose life! And find a Bible believin’ church where you “fit in” and know, grow, and follow Christ! Tell others! See y’all at church and keep PRAYIN’ for HIS HARVEST! And y’all KEEP PRAYIN’ for RAIN! Amen