CLEAN UP ON AISLE SEVEN

Where no oxen are, the trough is clean; But much Increase comes by the strength of an ox. (Proverbs 14:4)

Imagine a brand new grocrey store has been built in your town, but at the grand opening, the owner wouldn't let any customers in the building because he thought they might make a mess in the beautiful new store? I have seen people get something new like a car, a new appliance or some new carpet in their home, but we're afraid to use these things because they might get dirty or torn up. I'm not advocating a low standard on these types of things in our lives but I think we sometimes miss the main point. It's not just the beauty but the function that is just as valuable. A house is to be lived in, a car is to be driven and a church is to be used for ministry! Ministry just means to serve.

"Where there is no action, there are no problems. To have power (the ox) one must put up with the clutter that comes with it."--Jack Hayford

Where no ____________ are, the church is clean; But much increase comes by the strength of a _______________.

Insert pastor, youth group, children's ministry, volunteers, elder, structural changes or anything that challenges the current order of things. Ask any carpenter and he will tell you that construction is a messy job.

I love what God is doing at Northview Church and I'll take all of the little messes that go with the construction of the new things that He is doing. Go God!--By Pastor Randy Burton