Back when the west was being settled, the stagecoach was a common means of transportation. Some stagecoach companies offered three classes — even though the passengers sat in the same small compartment.
What was the difference? According to True West Magazine…
• First class passengers rode all the way.
• Second class passengers had to get out and walk on steep grades.
• Third class passengers not only had to walk, they also had to help push the carriage up the hills.
Do you see a connection to today?
The ministry of the kingdom of God has no first or second class passengers — those with limited involvement and limited responsibility.
We’re all third-class riders: we’re all called to get out, chip in, and do our part.
If a wagon wheel falls off or if there is a steep hill to maneuver — if there is any work at all to be done — our passenger status requires that we roll up our sleeves and get involved.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10)
