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 To
some, the word “plugger” may seem a little coarse and
undignified when applied to people. It shouldn’t. Not even
when applied to God’s people. As defined by Webster in its
colloquial sense, the plugger is “one who keeps steadily and
doggedly at work”. When that work is the Lord’s work the
pluggers are the faithful, So, even if the word seems common,
the people it describes are certainly not. They are the unsung
heroes of the Lord’s army. They are the backbone of the
church. They are worthy of honor (Rom. 13:7).
Praise
the pluggers. Not for their extraordinary talents, but for
making good use of whatever talents they do have. They don’t
let their inability to do “great” things hinder them from
doing “little” things. They are content just to do the best
they can at what they can (Eccl. 9:10). That may mean cleaning
the building or mowing the lawn. It may involve helping the sick
or cheering the fainthearted. It may mean nothing more than
giving a tract or an invitation, but they just keep right on,
doing all “as unto the Lord.”
Praise
the pluggers for their dependability. When the doors to the
meeting house are open, they are there. Even when company comes,
even when they don’t feel so good, even when the weather is
bad, even when others in their own family can’t join them, and
even when the preacher has to be away, they are there to worship
the Lord. They don’t quit when the preaching gets hard, when
the preacher gets fired or when brethren get disagreeable. Its
not that pluggers don’t have their feelings, their personal
problems, and their “druthers”.
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They do. It’s just that serving the Lord is
most important with them. That’s why you won’t have to go
looking for the plugger. He’ll be there. You can count on it!
Praise
the pluggers because their faithfulness is not limited by a
certain church building or a “home-town” God. Though mindful
of their special obligations to their “home” church, they
know their obligations to the Lord don’t end there. That’s
why you will find pluggers worshipping God wherever their
travels may carry them. And when they move to a new town, you
won’t have to look them up — they’ll look you UP! Even
amid strangers in a strange city, even with all the adjusting
and getting settled, you may as well move over and make room,
because the pluggers will be there! It may mean driving thirty
or forty miles; it may mean missing supper or getting home late,
but if it involves serving the Lord, they’ll be there.
Praise
the pluggers who keep on working to save lost souls. Though
often discouraged, they never give up on trying to restore
wayward brethren. They continually seek opportunities for
discussing the Scriptures and teaching their friends. They ever
stand ready to “give answer” (1 Pet. 3:15) and to give help
with the gospel.
Praise
the pluggers because we too often take them for granted. We hear
the sinners “skinned” and those reputed to be somewhat are
lauded but the pluggers are forgotten. Thank you for pluggers,
Lord! Dan S. Shipley
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