The salesman said, “Anything I have is for sell or trade”. About products and merchandise, you would expect a salesman to say that. This morning I’ve been thinking about things not up for sale or trade in my life.
I will not trade the Kingdom of God for all this world has to offer.
I will not trade His cross for the world’s crown.
I will not trade my inheritance in the Lord for a mess of pottage.
I will not trade covenant for convenience.
I will not trade pleasing God for pleasing men.
I will not trade the approval of my Lord for the approval of my peers.
I will not trade truth for political expediency.
I will not trade integrity and character for acceptance and popularity.
I will not trade honor for approval and accolades.
I will not trade total commitment to the Lord for half-hearted nominal Christianity.
I will not trade assurance and security in Him for self-sufficiency.
I will not trade time for eternity.
I will not trade servanthood for being served, nor being last for being first.
I will not trade the church at its worse for the world at its best.
I will not trade the Water of Life to drink out of the mud puddles of this decaying culture.
I will not trade the Bread of Life for Satan’s buffet.
By the grace of God may it ever be so.
(Written June 2004)
