Be Fruitful
by Bill Winston
You have a gift; something God can use to impact this world for His glory. That gift is as unique as your fingerprints.
Think about that! Every person since Adam has fingerprints that are one of a kind, and it’s the same for gifts and callings. You are qualified to use the gifts and callings God has placed in you, to be fruitful for His glory and for the world, in a way that no one else can.
I’m reminded of Dr. Booker T. Washington, an author, an educator and an ex-slave. In 1885, he founded what is now known as the historically black college Tuskegee University in Alabama. The first classes of the school, which at the time was called Tuskegee Normal, were held in a church building that had a leaky ceiling. Washington literally had to hold an umbrella over his head while he ate because it was the only protection he had from the elements.
In his book "Sowing and Reaping," Washington shared how the lessons and principles he’d learned from the Bible had affected his life and work. And in 1905, he was responsible for turning out more self-made millionaires than Harvard, Yale and Princeton all combined. This ex-slave, who had every reason not to succeed, used biblical principles to impact the world. And we’re still feeling the effects of his contribution. Washington’s gift transformed broken lives into fruitful men and women with indispensable skills and undeniable value. It made room for him and brought him before great men (Proverbs 18:16).
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