Orphaned Not (John 14:18)

 

  Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you

        Matt. 6:33

We need have only one care, that we put the first thing first—faithfulness to God. Then all else we need for both worlds will be supplied. God will never fail us; but we forget, sometimes, in our rejoicing over such an assurance, that we must fulfill our part if we would claim the divine promise.

It will not always be easy. Tomorrow it may mean a distasteful task, a disagreeable duty, a costly sacrifice for one who does not seem worthy. Life is full of sore testings of our willingness to follow the Good Shepherd. We have not the slightest right to claim this assurance unless we have taken Christ as the guide of our life.

J. R. Miller

Samuel G. Hardman and Dwight Lyman Moody, Thoughts for the Quiet Hour (Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1997)

There are often times when we are awed by the eloquence of speech from someone well educated. We would do well to remember that the gospel of the Lord was taught by the humblest of mankind in Jesus's day, fishermen, the simplest of humankind. Education may inform the mind but it is faith that goes beyond what the mind cannot see. The opening lines of J. R. Miller are true to what the calling of the Lord is about.

May the good Lord bless and keep you safe.

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