One Sunday a young man dressed in a suit and sitting on the third-row aisle listened and watched with such rapt attention that he caught my eye. At the close of the service an usher introduced him to me. Jason, a local seminary student, extended his hand and said, “It’s an honor to meet you.” (Obviously, Jason had read some of my books.)
I responded, “No, no... it’s an honor for me to meet you. I’m an old man and you young men are the hope of the future. You must take up the banner and carry it forward.”
Not to be outdone, Jason replied, “We can’t take it up until you turn it loose.”
I’ve got an idea that Jason is going to make it. He’s a sharp kid. The truth is that all of us, young and old alike, need to take up the banner of Christ and carry it forward in today’s world. Faithfulness to the end is always the call of Christ. I hope you’ll stay with it and never turn loose.