Put the fire out!

My son, in a prayer update for a new assembly of believers he is leading, used an analogy of fighting fire to describe the urgency of the church's task and the importance of teamwork in seeking to address the great need.   Comparing those of us who share the Good news with those who fight fires, he said, ". . . we too are seeking to save people from the fire."

Last night I was doing something that many (most) people regard as no fun at all--I was in what could generically be described as a committee meeting.  Not in an administrative sense, but rather in the sense in which my son uses the picture, we were fighting fire.  How can we take the resources God has entrusted to us and invest them in such a way so as to fight the fire?

It is a reminder that I often need.

There is an urgency about the task of the church.

It is a matter of eternal welfare.

We have been sent to fight the fire.  Our mandate comes from the Lord of the Universe--the One who made sure the complete and final defeat of the blaze that rages in our world.

Grab a line.

Help us set a ladder.

We need all hands in the fight.

 It's STTA.