At the end of his life, the Old Testament Prophet, Samuel, stood before his congregation of hundreds of thousands of Israelites and said, "Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the LORD and his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe to make me shut my eyes? If I have done any of these, I will make it right.”
Amazingly, the crowd responded,
4“You have not cheated or oppressed us,” they replied. “You have not taken anything from anyone’s hand.”
I want to be able to look at the people I have served at the end of my ministry and ask for such an evaluation. Before God & man, I want to be found guiltless.
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