We don’t need undertakers when we serve a God who raises the dead and has a hope and a future for us.įinally, there are the R isk Takers. In Him is life and that life has the power to save all that believe on Him. The Bible is clear that He is not the God of the dead but of the living. We are told when the end of the world is coming because they scream it from their pulpits. They always see how bad it is going to get. They are the ones that measure and determine how big the failure is going to be. These are the guys that like to work with the dead stuff. Mary chose the better part! Martha was a Caretaker. Just ask Martha who wanted to serve instead of sitting at His feet. God always values fellowship above labor. In the book of Revelation Jesus reminds the church of Ephesus that they have become laborers for His name but have forgotten their first love. In most churches today, it is business as usual – we have become good Caretakers. We have become so efficient in the “doing” that we don’t miss the fellowship that leads to true relationship. Isn’t it amazing to think that while the Ark was in David’s backyard the services at the Tabernacle were still going on as usual without the presence of God? Just taking care of business. In religion you can become a Caretaker really easily. The religious folk didn’t like Jesus because He lived in a way that was beyond their comfort zones. “We are Moses’ disciples and we know God spoke to him.” “Who do you think you are?” Jesus asked the group of men. He finds three kinds of people in Scripture – Caretakers, Undertakers, and Risk Takers – and he asks us to take a look at which one we are. Deon Vanstaden, a South African who heard God say “move to America”, knows what it is to take risks.

Crowntakers and undertakers