Visited Byron Bay yesterday. The bay was a port where red cedar was loaded for Sydney. The lighthouse was built in 1901, using stone from the headland itself, as were the cottages.
Today I went to Redcliffe, which was an early destination for convicts, and observed the bridges and development.
My thoughts were that while the likes of Captain Cook, Banks, Sydney, Arthur Phillip, Macquarie and others are often and rightfully celebrated for having a vision of what would later become of the colony of New South Wales, no doubt many others also shared the vision, and the vision did not come to pass without the work and vision of many others.
Similarly in the Kingdom of God, God may have given us a personal promise, but that doesn't mean others don't share the vision, or that the work of others won't be required in order for it to be fulfilled.
Some of them might have a role in it which history might celebrate more than our role. Some people may temporarily seem to take things in a different, even disappointing, direction. Some might even formally separate.
But the promise will come to pass. So the important thing is that we have heard from God; that we believe it; and the heart with which we approach everyday life.
One kingdom-value is to steem others better than ourselves.
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