The Bible says, “Every man at his best state is altogether vanity.” OUCH!! That hurts! I always felt that if I gave God my very best, He would be satisfied. This Bible verse tells me differently.
Let me tell you a story. It was D-Day, June 6, 1944, on a beach in Normandy, France. American soldiers were being slaughtered on the beach by German machine guns. An officer called for an explosives engineer to blow a hole in a concrete wall that would allow American soldiers to run through and fight the Germans. It had to be done.
The first engineer said to the officer, “Sir, I'll do my best.” The officer said, “Good.” The engineer was killed almost immediately. The officer called for a second engineer who likewise promised to do his best. He also was killed shortly. Then the officer called for a third engineer to come who likewise promised his best. “I DON'T WANT YOUR BEST!” the officer roared. “I want a hole in that wall and I want it now or else we are all gonna die on this beach. Do you understand?” the officer shouted at the stunned engineer. “Yes Sir, I understand, and you will have that hole in that wall, even if it kills me,” responded the engineer. Well, the engineer DID blow a hole in that wall, and he was killed doing so.
That is one of my favorite war hero stories. It reminds me that God didn't ask me to do my best to live for Him or to spread the Gospel. No, God commanded me to do right and to get the Gospel to every country whether or not it is hard or if my best isn't good enough. God wants the job done, whether or not I think I gave my best.
Most of the time what we think is our best simply is not. We are capable of doing so much more when we have no other choice. Far too many Christian young people hide behind the statement, “Well, I gave it my best,” when the truth is they could have found a way to get the job done.
Hyles-Anderson College is where you will learn how to get the job done, even if it takes more than your best.
Author Resource:-
Dr. Jack Schaap is the pastor of First Baptist Church of Hammond and the Chancellor of Hyles-Anderson College.
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