Tomorrow we will celebrate and honor the precious Rev. Marvin Cole for his eighty-seven years of life and seventy-two years of ministry. I cannot say that I've known him for many years. I've known "of" him for many years and I am convinced that his legacy is very real and life-changing.
You see, at times I feel disqualified to even be a small part of his legacy; I don't have a history with him or even with the number of people that have walked shoulder-to-shoulder with him through the years. I don't have the memories with him personally, so it seems like there is a bit of a disconnect. But, as I thought about it more, I realized I have the memory of such men and elders because of who I am and because of the way I was raised.
I was always taught to uphold the truth of the Living Word of God, to honor the elders that still stood for and obeyed Apostolic truth; to never let go of the old paths and the way of our forerunners in the Apostolic movement. I do not subscribe to the belief that some things could have been better or improved upon, such is every thing in life.
I have a great burden to uphold men of standard and honor. I cringe at the very thought that there was a stint in my life as a Christian that I chose to believe the lie that this type of honor and reverence was non-essential and unimportant. This is the reason we must value the truth-preaching men in our lives, truth is paramount.
I value truth with all that I am. I'm learning more as the years go by. I don't ever want to "arrive" or be content with what I have and what I know of God. I feel like there's so much more and I want to honor the Lord and my heritage and never stop standing for what is right.
You see, at times I feel disqualified to even be a small part of his legacy; I don't have a history with him or even with the number of people that have walked shoulder-to-shoulder with him through the years. I don't have the memories with him personally, so it seems like there is a bit of a disconnect. But, as I thought about it more, I realized I have the memory of such men and elders because of who I am and because of the way I was raised.
I was always taught to uphold the truth of the Living Word of God, to honor the elders that still stood for and obeyed Apostolic truth; to never let go of the old paths and the way of our forerunners in the Apostolic movement. I do not subscribe to the belief that some things could have been better or improved upon, such is every thing in life.
I have a great burden to uphold men of standard and honor. I cringe at the very thought that there was a stint in my life as a Christian that I chose to believe the lie that this type of honor and reverence was non-essential and unimportant. This is the reason we must value the truth-preaching men in our lives, truth is paramount.
I value truth with all that I am. I'm learning more as the years go by. I don't ever want to "arrive" or be content with what I have and what I know of God. I feel like there's so much more and I want to honor the Lord and my heritage and never stop standing for what is right.
