The labour of the foolish...

The labour of the foolish...
Eccl 10:15

Marvin Stalnaker



Men today boast of great accomplishments for the kingdom of God. Church leaders announce with great pride the number of recent baptisms, "rededications" and the size of the church budget. Lacking the Spirit of God in their hearts, they travel a wide road, "working" and "suffering" many things for what they mistakenly suppose will expand or strengthen the kingdom of Christ; however, they are following a blind path to the Kingdom.

The problem is that there is no knowledge about how to get to the City (Christ - the City of Refuge). The road to the City is the Spirit-blessed message of Christ, the Hope of glory. A pastor taught by the Holy Ghost knows that message to be the power of God unto salvation. He knows that if the sheep of Christ are going to be found, they will be found through the proclamation of Christ Who is The Way or The Road to the City. Blessed is the pastor (and all believers) who has been shown the way to the City.

9/24/95


Marvin Stalnaker is pastor of
Katy Baptist Church
Fairmont, WV.