 
The Main Thing
Someone once said that it’s important to “keep the main thing, the main thing” in our lives. It’s so easy to get off track and become distracted from the reason God has called us into this ministry. The main thing for CMA members is to win the lost, one heart at a time. We understand that we are primarily a motorcycle ministry, but that should not limit us in our sharing of the Gospel message. Jesus said that the man that puts his hand to the plow and looks back is not fit for the kingdom of God. Now, that sounds pretty harsh. What Jesus was saying, in a nutshell, was that we need to stay focused on the work at hand. We need to keep the main thing the main thing. As a young man, I worked on a farm in California. One of the jobs I had was to lay out the rows for planting cotton. Some of the rows were up to a mile long. In order to keep the rows straight, it was necessary to focus on a distance point and keep the tractor headed in that direction. If you looked to the side, or became distracted, you would find that the rows were laid out in a curve, rather than a straight manner. This wouldn’t seem to be a big problem until you tried to plant seeds in a crooked row. The planter had to keep the seeds in the top of the row in order for them to grow successfully. The rows also had to be straight in order for the irrigation water to properly flow to the seeds. By the same token, the life we walk determines how our seeds will be planted. If we have been walking to the left or to the right and deviating from the straight and narrow path, we will have an effect on the success of the seeds. The seeds that Jesus talked about, in almost every instance, was the Word of God. The soil was prepared by the farmer, but God gave the increase. As I look back on my life, I see many times where I allowed the distractions of the world to effect my Christian walk. There are places where the seeds were planted and they never matured because I had not provided the right environment for them to grow. The preparation of the soil is up to the farmer. If he does not prepare well, he can expect a crop failure. It has been said that our lives are the only Bible some people will ever read. That is an awesome responsibility on our part. How we live our lives directly influences the people we work with, and those we daily come in contact with. Our lives also influence those we attempt to witness to at the motorcycle rallies and in the prisons. If we are not living a life dedicated to God, we will not have much influence on those around us. It’s simple, If you have not allowed God to change your life and conform to His Word, how can you expect it to have an influence on the sinner to which you witness. Seed planters must keep the “main thing the main thing”. Our job is to plant the Word. Our job is to make sure that our own soil is tilled in such a manner that the Word can take root in our lives and allow us to produce seeds that can be planted in the lives of others. Our lives can become the plow that prepares the soil of others to receive the Word of God. By our actions, and reactions to situations, we prepare others to want to receive what we have in our lives. So I suppose that you could say that we are tillers, as well as planters. If we allow a Godly influence in our lives, it will stir the soil in the lives of others. We may also till and prepare the soil so another person can plant. We work together to produce a harvest for the kingdom of God. So, as you focus on the new riding season, focus on keeping your rows straight. Remember to keep the Main thing, the Main thing. In the Wind, Double D
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