Anyone

    God will use anyone who is willing to be used.

     My father graduated from Northwestern School of the Bible, Multnomah and Trinity Seminary in Chicago.  His specialty was Bible languages, particularly Greek.  His missionary assignment was to establish a seminary in Mexico and train national pastors.

     Ultimately, he had to leave the mission field for several reasons.  He was diagnosed with cancer when I was a junior in high school and struggled with it for twenty-six years.  He took endless treatments and although he worked, he had to take much time off. 

     Having been trained in Christian service, he took additional training to be able to qualify for other work.  He was often sick,  and although he never complained, it was clear to me that he had left his heart in Mexico.

     Just before he died, I went to visit him and we had the most wonderful time.  He was absolutely God's man and I had always known that.  We sang together and talked about the Lord as long as he could talk.  

      At the funeral, I was surprised to see a huge crowd in attendance.  In fact, there was standing room only.  When it was over, most folks did not leave, but formed a line and waited to talk to me.  I had no idea what was happening.

     The line was dozens of people who worked with my father at his civil service job, and each one wanted to grab my hand and tell me how my father had led him or her to the Lord.   I was stunned.   During his tenure in that job, he had several years of his most severe bouts with cancer.

     Soldier of The Cross, time is short.  Soon, time will be no more. 

     God will set ablaze any bush that can be lit.