“A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.” Proverbs 22:1

Last night, the words, “Oh, I LOVE working with your son” were said to me many, many times. They weren’t words for just 1 of my sons, but BOTH! Clint and Colt are in the Maritime business in Tampa Bay. Last night, being at a Festival among over 1500 people who have associations with them, I heard MANY comments praising BOTH my sons.

Am I bragging? Not at all! If you were to take all the knowledge I have about the Maritime and Shipping business and pile it all together, it wouldn’t fit inside a thimble. So they OBVIOUSLY weren’t impacting the maritime industry with ANY knowledge from ME. Being their earthly father, I did what dads do. I beamed!

A week ago we learned the reputation of a loud mouthed, bold and obnoxious man who absolutely loved Jesus Christ. Since his passing, I have been hearing stories, every day, about how he was a ‘great man!’ I knew James well. And I KNOW HE didn’t get HIS reputation from his earthly Father either. It was Heavenly.

The roll God plays in my life is absolutely essential to how people perceive me… AND the reputation I leave behind me. Even though it is not always shiny and good to some. How people view God often reflects how I am perceived. Often, having a reputation of telling Truth as it IS, can get me frowns… even from fellow believers.

The Truth is ‘The Truth’… And HE has both a name AND a Father! His Father is my Spiritual Dad, and HE INSISTS that I ‘tell it like it IS’ when it comes to His Son. Jesus Christ is the person I work hard to represent, and know, more than anything or anyone else. After all, I want MY Heavenly Father to Beam when He hears about my reputation too!

Are YOU working hard to please Jesus? How is YOUR reputation? Is God BEAMING at you because your words and footsteps have a heavenly Jesus glow about them?