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T O D A Y G O D I S F I R S T
Marketplace Meditations
by Os Hillman
Saturday, November 20, 2004
Starting Over
The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high
position.
James 1:9
Do you find yourself in humble circumstances? If so, James tells us that
we are to take pride in this "high" position. These two things would
seem to be an oxymoron. Most of us would not consider humble
circumstances a high position. Successful business tells us that being
on top means being wealthy, attaining favor and status, or having power
to influence. However, Jesus influenced not from power, but from
weakness.
J.C. Penney is a name synonymous with department store. He first
launched his chain of "The Golden Rule" stores in 1907. In 1910 his
first wife died. Three years later, he incorporated as the J.C. Penney
company. In 1923 his second wife died giving birth to his son. In 1929
the stock market crashed and he lost $40 million.
By 1932, he had to sell out to satisfy...creditors. This left [Penney]
virtually broke. ...Crushed in spirit from his loss and his health
suddenly failing, Penney wound up in a Battle Creek, Michigan
sanitarium. One morning he heard the distant singing of employees who
gathered to start the day with God: Be not dismayed, whate'er betide,
God will take care of you.... Penney followed the music to its source
and slipped into a back row. He left a short time later a changed man,
his health and spirit renewed, and ready to start the long climb back at
age fifty-six.
By 1951 there was a J.C. Penney store in every state, and for the first
time sales surpassed $1 billion a year. [John Woodbridge, ed., More Than
Conquerors (Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1992), 340-343.]
The success of J.C. Penney can be traced to God's mercy in his life to
bring him out of his humble circumstance. Do you find yourself in a
humble circumstance? God is the only one who can help you see your
humble circumstance from His viewpoint-a high position. It is a high
position because of what God is going to teach you in this place. He
does not intend you to stay there; it is merely a stopping place to
learn some important things you would not learn otherwise. Press into
God and trust Him for the outcome to your circumstances.
How to weave evangelism into your life at work.
Going Public With Your Faith flies in the face of almost everything
you've ever read or heard about evangelism. Going Public With Your
Faith, winner of the 2004 Christianity Today Book Award, is written for
all Christians who may not think they have a gift for evangelism but
want their lives to have an impact on the people around them. It
describes evangelism as a process and helps readers understand how their
skills and God-given gifts can easily be used to draw customers,
clients, and coworkers to new life in Jesus Christ.
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