R.C. Sproul

You know, when John the Baptist appeared on the scene and he

He addressed the crowds who came to him.

He spoke to the tax collectors, the scribes, the Pharisees, and then he spoke to the soldiers.

And one of the things he told the soldiers was that they had to be content with their wages.

You know, Paul says, I have learned that whatever state I'm in, therewith to be content.

And I learned something from that myself, that the Apostle Paul had to learn how to be content.

And this story has that side aspect to it, that whatever job God gives us to do, whatever state we find ourselves in, we are to be happy and content with where we are and pleased to do what God wants us to do.

Well, I think that the family is the number one place where we are called to be nurturing our children in the truth and admonition of the Lord.

I mean, that's what it is.

And that's something that builds a loving relationship within the family.

What you see with the grandchildren—of course, you're talking about the younger grandchildren—

Just this past Sunday, I was coming out of church, and who comes out of Sunday school or out of the nursery is my great-granddaughter, Caroline.

And she just put her arms up and said, pappy, pappy, pappy.

And I had to go pick her up, and she's just so sweet.

And, yeah, it is a wonderful thing to have family like that.

One of the things that, Chris, I want to get across in this story is that in the kingdom of God, there's no such thing as a menial task.

You know, we hear in the Old Testament, I'd rather be a doorkeeper in the house of the Lord than to dwell in the tents of iniquity.

And sometimes we're not all that thrilled with the tasks that God has given us, or sometimes we think that God has forgiven us.

I can remember...

Fifty years ago, with my face on the carpet, praying to God, saying, God, don't you have any ministry for me to perform?