I posted a challenge earlier in the week offering lunch to anyone in Greensboro who would tell me, in person, the translation of the motto of the state of North Carolina. I have had no takers.
Their motto is “Esse quam videri,” and it means “To be rather than to seem.”
This motto would be a good one for all of us to apply in our Christian walk. Is it more important to be seen in the right place, with the right folks, doing the right things, or is it more important that we be the right person, the person God intends for us to be, saying and doing the things to which our faith calls us?
In our homes, in our churches, and in our relationships, let us be the hands and feet of Christ, showing His love, and carrying out His commission, rather than seeming to be good people with good intentions.
June 14, 2006 at 9:40 pm
i like that. i like that a lot. good word.
June 15, 2006 at 12:21 am
Great post! Be last of all. Be servant of all. Sit in the last chair.
June 18, 2006 at 2:48 pm
Dude – I’m having ‘Called According’ withdrawal. Let’s have a new post.