The Value of Life

“Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles” (1 Corinthians 1:22-23, NIV).

I’ve treated his chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) for 10 years, and he’s doing well. In addition to full-time government employment, he’s a lay preacher. We often chat about spiritual things at the end of his visits.

“Was your father a believer?” I asked him.

“He was, but he didn’t come to Christ until he was laying on his death bed.”

He paused and added, “You know, for some time I was upset with the Lord about that. Here I was, trying to do everything God wanted for decades. My dad just lived a life for himself, but he gets the same reward I do. I finally settled on Matthew 20 and got over it.”

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