January 22, 2007

Devotional guides to help strengthen your walk in Christ

January 22, 2007

Postby Rev. Doc » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:34 am

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"Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order that they may provide for daily necessities and not live unproductive lives."
Titus 3:14

Henry Martyn was a distinguished scholar. As a Cambridge University student, he was honored at only 20 years of age for his achievements in mathematics. In fact, he was given the highest recognition possible in that field. And yet he felt an emptiness inside. He said that instead of finding fulfillment in his achievements, he had "only grasped a shadow."

After evaluating his life's goals, Martyn sailed to India as a missionary at the age of 24. When he arrived, he prayed, "Lord, let me burn out for You." In the next 7 years that preceded his death, he translated the New Testament into three difficult Eastern languages. These notable achievements were certainly not passing "shadows."

Prayer: Ask God to lead you on the right path of living.

"Sometimes we don't need another chance to express how we feel or to ask someone to understand our situation. Sometimes we just need a firm kick in the pants. An unsmiling expectation that if we mean all these wonderful things we talk about and sing about, then lets see something to prove it."
~Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible."
~George Burns
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