Giving of Your Best

Giving of Your Best

When Leonardo Da Vinci was still a pupil, his elderly,
well-known teacher asked him to finish a painting he
had begun...

Young da Vinci stood in such awe of his master's skill
that at first he respectfully declined. But his teacher
would accept no excuse. He simply said, "Do your best."
Trembling, da Vinci took his brush and began. With each
stroke, his hand grew more steady as the genius within
him awoke. Soon he was so caught up in his work that he
forgot his timidity. When the painting was finished,
the frail and weak master was carried into the studio
to see it. Embracing his student, he exclaimed, "My
son, I paint no more!"

Thought: Every Christian has unique God-given
abilities. Some of us feel inferior, however, because
we don't have as much talent as others. But we mustn't
think that way. God doesn't hold us accountable for
what we don't have. He wants us to discover and develop
the skills we do have. Of course, we can't all be a
Leonardo da Vinci. But we don't have to be. We're to do
our best and leave the results to God. 

  - Richard W. De Haan, Radio Bible Class www.rbc.org. 
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