There are more important things than the stock market.
Or how busy you might be
Or the presidential election.
Or the price of gasoline.
Or fill in the blank of anything you might be doing today that has NO eternal significance.
Somebody important passed from Earth to Heaven on Monday, and I really know very little about her other than her name. Gayle Williams was an aid worker for an organization called Serve Afghanistan. She was 34 years old and she loved the outdoors and any kind of physical exercise. She held dual citizenship in South Africa and the UK.
She sometimes wore glasses, had beautiful red hair and was equipped with a great smile. I think she would have been a blast to get to know.
She was murdered in Kabul by two men on a motorcycle.
"This woman came to Afghanistan to teach Christianity to the people of Afghanistan," Zabiullah Mujahid told The Associated Press. "Our [leaders] issued a decree to kill this woman."
People die every day in the name of Christ while we -- the church in America -- fret over any number of completely inconsquential issues.
Gayle has no worry of any kind today.
"For this reason they are before the throne of God,and they serve Him day and night in His sanctuary. The One seated on the throne will shelter them. They no longer will hunger; no longer will they thirst. No longer will the sun strike them, or any heat. Because the Lamb who is at the center of the throne will shepherd them. He will guide them to springs of living waters and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." Revelation 7:15-17
So, Gayle is fine today.
We are the people in need -- of focus, fire and passion for the things of God.
It's time we got what Gayle lived during her days on Earth -- right now.
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