Thank You, Captain

"As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God."
- John 1:12

Once when Napoleon was riding in a parade his horse went berserk. Seeing the emperor was about to be thrown, a foot soldier, at the risk of his own life, grabbed the loose reins and through sheer strength stopped the wild horse and held it still.

Napoleon said, "Thank you, Captain."
The newly made captain understood and went directly to the officers' dining room. Sitting down he began to address the officers as his comrades.
"How dare you?" they asked.
"Why not?" he answered. "I am a captain."
They mocked, "A captain? You? But you don't have a captain's bars, neither the proper education, nor a company to command."
"I have none of this yet," he replied confidently, "but I am a captain, because Napoleon called me one."

What's the point? No child of God should be dismayed that he does not have the behavior of a saint, that he does not have the necessary knowledge, that he may not be acknowledged as a fellow believer by those around him. He has been called "a child of God" by the King of Kings. And, this is enough.

He who has given you this name will lead you through life, through its highs and lows, even through death itself to the fulfilling of your high calling. Only believe that you are in fact a child of God. In its own time, the rest will certainly come.

Taken from Richard Wurmbrand's REACHING TOWARD THE HEIGHTS.

Be blessed!