SERVICE SUSTAINS
An incredible aqueduct in Spain built by the Romans in 109 A.D. carried water from the mountains to Segovia for eighteen hundred years. Nearly sixty generations of grateful citizens drank from its life-giving flow. Thereafter, their short-sighted descendants concluded, “This aqueduct is so awesome an architectural marvel that it ought to be preserved as a museum piece. We shall relieve it of its centuries-long labor.”
They did so, laying modern pipes in its stead and giving the ancient brick-and-mortar a reverent rest. But soon the aqueduct began to fall apart. The sun beating down on dry mortar caused it to deteriorate and crumble. Brick stones sagged and threatened to fall. What ages of service would never destroy was doomed and disintegrated by sheer idleness.
Lesson learned. Consistent service not only provides immeasurable benefit to others; it is a fundamental source of life for us.
Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!
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