The story is told that soon after President James A. Garfield took office, a member of his cabinet insisted that a meeting be called to discuss a matter that had the potential of becoming a national crisis. President Garfield refused, saying he had another appointment already scheduled one that could not be broken.<\/p>\n
The cabinet member kept insisting that the matter was of grave importance, but the President still would not budge from his decision to keep his appointment.<\/p>\n
Frustrated that the President would not change his mind, the cabinet member then remarked, Mr. President, I would be interested to know with whom you have an engagement so important that it cannot be broken. President Garfield replied, I will be as frank with you as you are with me. My engagement is with the Lord, to meet Him at His house and at His table at 10:00 tomorrow morning, and I shall be there.<\/p>\n
Brethren, if well make the same commitment as President Garfield, the Lords house will have no problem in being filled every Lords Day (Matthew 6:33 NKJV; cf. Psalm 122:1 NKJV).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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