I had the opportunity last Sunday to address the 2008 graduating class of Cass Midway High School at their Baccalaureate Service. This was a unique opportunity for us and we counted it an honor to even be considered! Oddly enough, the Lord has given us the opportunity to minister at some of the largest and grandest rodeos in the country but we rarely have any opportunities to reach out in our home community of Cass County. Cass Midway itself is a rural school district located in central Cass County. It is such a small district that all grades in the district are housed in one building.
The service itself was organized by several local Baptist churches. Many of these pastors had a part in the service. For my part, I challenged the students with the text of 1 Kings 18 and the story of Elijah on Mount Carmel. This passage deals with Elijah's challenge to the people of Israel to serve the Lord and deny the worship of the false god Baal and his prophets. From this passage, my encouragement to the students was avoid doing the "cool" thing (wherever you may find yourself over the next few years) and make a stand for the Lord! Elijah was one man who was willing to be faithful in following the Lord's leading and the direct result was that the entire nation of Israel (which would have numbered in the millions) turned their hearts back to the Lord.
That was the result of the Lord's work through only one man! Imagine what can happen in America each one of these students were willing to make the same stand. That is my prayer!
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