Michelangelo
is credited for saying: “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting
our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and
achieving our mark.” In today’s climate of politics, workplace discussions and
jokes, and even our school’s hallways, we find that not as many are concerned
about honor and accountability, as they are with getting ahead, degrading one
another, and even lying to get what they want. While the context of this
passage deals with the financial accountability that Paul had concerning the
collections taken up to minister “to the
saints” (8:4; 9:1), there is a principle that we each should remember. We
are to be concerned with our life, our words, our actions, our works, and our
care in sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of man. We have a
responsibility to be light and salt in this world for others that they may have
opportunity to “glorify the Father in
heaven” (Mt. 5:14-16).
~ Wayne Rodgers
