God's work for his kingdom

Author: Antone Scott

My daughter asked me to write about God’s faithfulness in my life.  I thought about it long and hard and found it someway overwhelming to pick out just one story. God has done so much in my life that I could write several books about his faithfulness, and His promises. I hope you notice that I said HIS PROMISES, for Jesus does not lie, and He does not make empty promises like we do…ok, I will speak for myself as I do.  I am truly thankful that God keeps his word because people will disappoint every time.

I thought about writing of a time God saved my husband and I from being crushed by an 18-wheeler truck. I was driving and it would have been my fault. I may tell that story one day. Then I thought about writing of a time God showed me in a dream which daycare to put my toddler in, that’s an interesting story that I may share later.

What I am going to write about is a conversation that my husband and I had with my daughter Olivia at my birthday dinner this past week. Some how we got on the subject of “raising children in a corrupt world." She was explaining to us that in this technological age and the horrific things going on, this would be a difficult time to have children. My husband and I agreed that it is not an ideal time; however, each generation has voiced this same concern. This took me back to my early twenties, when I was thinking about marriage and children. I remember sitting in a car listening to the radio when the news came on. The broadcaster announced how a local school system was making plans to put police officers in the schools because of the growing drugs and gang violence happening among students. Wow! That was not only shocking, but disturbing. I thought to myself, "Oh no. This world has gotten too cruel for me to bring children in it. Lord, what am I going to do?" Well, you know what popped into my head? Yep! That scripture that people half quote…where God said-be fruitful and multiply. God said so much more:

Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

There are many more scriptures in the Bible that reference to us being fruitful and multiplying, we can even apply this concept to our own lives in serving Him.

Back to my story, in the car that day, I almost went against what God wanted for me. I almost missed out on my blessing. He sent his son to this world in human form. He knows exactly what is going on in this world. As time goes on, His message should become stronger in His followers, His disciples. We are here to spread God’s word in this world, to do God’s work-to bring in the lost to His kingdom. Christians already know how this story will end: we have the victory! Through my conversation with my Heavenly Father that day, he helped me to see the work of not only what I was put here to do, but what my offspring will do in His name. I trusted Him and believed in His promise. He put a shield of protection around my children and helped me to raised them to know Him, to worship Him, to live for Him, to be disciples for Him. Thank you, God, for His faithfulness, and His promise. It was not me, for I did not always hold up my end, but I thank God for His grace and mercies, they are new every morning. 

Antone Scott, a disciple of Christ, a mother of three, and a school counselor