DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR WEDNESDAY APRIL 7:
WORD OF WISDOM
When you get older, lack of pep is often mistaken...Mistaken for patience!
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DAILY DEVOTION
God Has Something for You to Do
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is
the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before
ordained that we should walk in them."
Ephesians 2:8-10
For more than forty years, Margaret Stringer faithfully served the Lord as a
missionary in Indonesia. She worked among some of the most primitive people,
including a number of tribes that still practiced cannibalism when she
arrived on the field. She surrendered her life to be a missionary when she
was just twelve years old. Later she wrote, "Nobody expected that I really
would do it, but they had not taken God into account."
Not everyone is called to a full-time ministry, but every child of God has a
work to do for Him. God did not save us to sit back and enjoy the ride to
Heaven; He saved us to serve. Jesus said, "As my Father hath sent me, even
so send I you" (John 20:21). There are things that you can do and people you
can reach that are part of God's plan and purpose for your life.
Annie Johnston Flint wrote, "Christ has no hands but our hands to do His
work today, He has no feet but our feet to lead men in the way, He has no
tongue but our tongue to tell men how He died, He has no help but our help
to bring them to His side." God could have chosen any means for the Gospel
to go throughout the world. He could have had angels make the announcement
of the Good News or had clouds spell out the message in the sky. Instead He
calls us to be His messengers, walking in the works He has prepared for us
to do.
Find the work that God has for you to do today and be busy doing what you
can for Him.
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DAILY BIBLE READING
Reflection - (This is a day for you to catch up on your "Daily Bible
Readings" or just read whatever you feel led to read)
