“.. Shall I yet again go out to battle… or shall I cease?” (Judg. 20:28)
CERTAIN officers approached Napolean to recommend a young captain for promotion. Napolean asked them: “Why do you suggest this man?” Their answer was that through unusual courage and cleverness he had won a signal victory several days before. “Good,” said Napolean, “but what did he do the next day?” That was the last that he ever heard of the young man.
There are two kinds of people in the world — Those who show an occasional outburst of brilliancy and those who can be depended upon to do their best every day in the year. In other words, the flashers and the plodders.
The backbone of a christain civilization is its dependable people. A youth I know said this, “I would rather try and fail than sit still and do nothing”.
What are you doing now?
