Today’s Thought “Keep Shining” G. Ward

1 John 3:1

See how great a love the Father has given us, that we would be called children of God; and in fact we are. For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know Him.

 

I learned that “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me” in kindergarten. This expression rehearsed, sought to prepare many of us in both sensitivity training and bullying of sorts. Most can soon testify to years of degradation thereafter and no matter how thoroughly acquainted we were with such preparation, the pain of it all can overwhelm us (cf. John 15:20). Believers however, are fortunately blessed with a meditative process of their Leader having endured worse and seek to follow accordingly by never letting go of kindness, patience and love towards those adversarial (Matt.5:16, Eph.6:12); more consumed by an imminent departure of earth that witnessed their confession of Christ as Lord and while some persist in thinking of it as only shallow and whereas our heart’s desire is to more please the Savior, Heaven awaits…