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www.truthworks.com 7 DEC 04 devotion archive |
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LETTER TO AMY
I tell you the Truth,
I’m doing something unusual today. With her permission, I’m sharing a letter
that I’ve written to my new born-again baby sister Amy. Amy attends our local
college and is heading off to boot camp in the spring. We won’t see her again
till next fall so I wanted to give her some words to take with her. It’s been astonishing to see God pursue you and to see your heart open up to Jesus. It was so cool to see the excitement in your eyes as you were baptized. That excitement is contagious and I thank God for allowing me to share in that. I’m writing you because you’re family now, and as family we must watch out for one another, care for one another, encourage one another and, sometimes, correct one another. You’ve been adopted into the family and that adoption is eternal. Cool, eh?
As your new big brother, I want you to know that I’ve gone down a lot of
different paths in my life and learned a few things along the way (usually the
hard way). One thing I’ve discovered is that God allows us to experience
certain things so we can share with others. So be aware of your experiences,
because before long, you’re going to be sharing too.
So trust God first in all things. People, even those you admire and trust
(yeah, even me, your big brother), will fail you and let you down from time to
time. We’re imperfect in this flesh. But God will never fail you. Read your bible as much and as often as God allows you. A wise man once told me to write this simple phrase in the front of my bible – “This book will keep you from sinning, or sinning will keep you from this book.”
Psalm 119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a
light to my path.” This world is dark. Don’t try to walk through it
without any light. And that light is only found in His word – the Bible. On the other hand, we don’t know when our last day will be, so we have to prepare to live as if we’ll live forever. God instructs us in Matthew 6:19-20, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.”
Use the days that God gives you to store up real treasures. You’ll find that
the eternal treasures are the things you give, not the things you get. Be
anxious to give of yourself to others. That treasure is eternal and you’ll be
blessed in the process. Philippians 3:12-14, “Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Welcome to the family Amy. You are forever my sister. That rocks my world. Love In Christ, Big Brother Randy” Your Servant, <*))))))< <*))))))< <*))))))< <*))))))< <*))))))< <*))))))< Prayer Requests (and Praises!) If you have a prayer request and would like to see it here, please drop me an email so we can share with others.
Please reply if you have prayer requests, comments or simply need an open ear. I always enjoy hearing from you. <*))))))< <*))))))< <*))))))< <*))))))< <*))))))< <*))))))< Copyright © 2004 Truth Works Publishing. All rights reserved.
Unless otherwise specified, all scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE,
NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. NIV.
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