The Shadow of the Giant, Part One
Some 10 miles away, a handsome, muscular teenager—the runt in a family of eight boys—was sent on an errand by his father. That innocent errand proved to be an epochal event in Jewish history.
Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
Some 10 miles away, a handsome, muscular teenager—the runt in a family of eight boys—was sent on an errand by his father. That innocent errand proved to be an epochal event in Jewish history.
One of the most encouraging things about new years, new weeks, and new days is the word new. Webster reveals its meaning: “refreshed, different from one of the same that has existed previously...unfamiliar.”
To start over, you have to know where you are. To get somewhere else, it’s necessary to know where you’re presently standing.
Enough about me—you’ve got the next season stretching out in front of you. Think of these weeks as a time framework for your own investment. Choose an objective carefully, state it clearly in writing, then, with the persistence of an athlete training for the next Olympiad, go for the goal!
The One who began will continue right up to the end. Being the original finisher, He will persist. I’m comforted to know He won’t be talked out of a plan that has to do with developing me. I need help! Don’t you?
A basic task you accepted when you became a parent was the building of self-esteem and confidence into your offspring.
Perhaps the most tragic shades of insensitivity occur in the home. Between mates, to begin with. Needs in the heart of a wife long to be discovered by her husband. She hides them until an appropriate moment...but it never arrives. He’s “too busy.” What cursed words!
People who get involved are motivated by selfless compassion, a burden of concern that won’t stay folded and creased in a book.
For now, go out on a limb: ask God to let you help someone in urgent distress in the immediate future. Be sensitive...He’s going to answer your request!
Not bad theology for a proper, strait-laced Lord Protector of the Isles! In just a few words, Cromwell’s command stated the essence...the kernel...the practical goal of authentic Christianity.