Little Round Church Signs

*Little Round Church Signs*

"As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to
another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God." 1 Peter 4:10

Some years ago, a church gave out little round buttons to be pinned to
one's shirt. They displayed only one word: TUIT. When asked, the wearer
explained, "It's around tuit. When it comes to serving the Lord in church,
I'm finally getting a round 'tuit.'" Everyone got the point, and soon the
unfulfilled roles and tasks in the church were fully staffed.

In his first letter, Peter wrote, "As every man hath received the gift,
even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold
grace of God. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if
any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that
God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise
and dominion for ever and ever" (1 Pet. 4:10-11). These two short verses
describe the two foundational principles for getting involved in the Lord's
service - we have received the gift and therefore need to be good stewards
of this grace, and God will be glorified through our willing service.

Too often we expect someone else to do the things that we could do but
either don't have the time to do or don't want to. There's a song called
"Everybody said but Nobody did" that perfectly describes this expectation
and the chorus says "Everybody said that anybody could do, the important
things somebody should do. Everybody knows that anybody could do, all the
good things that nobody did." Everyone knows what needs to be done by
somebody, but nobody does it. However, those who get a round 'tuit'
realize that joy comes as we worship and work together in the Body of
Christ according to the grace God has given each and every one of us. It's
time for all of us to get a round tuit in the Lord's service. "The harvest
truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord
of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers (insert your name) into
his harvest" (Matt. 9:37).

*There are three kinds of people in the world - those who don't know what's
happening, those who watch what's happening, and those who make things
happen. (Nicholas Murray Butler)*