Sept.13.00: Light For The Day - "Lonely Messengers"

-- John 16:32 (RSV)
"The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you
will be scattered, every man to his home, and will
leave me alone; yet I am not alone, for the Father
is with me."

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As messengers of God, we will often lead lonely lives. 
"All men forsook me," said Paul. It is a price we
have to pay; there is a loneliness in the Gospel. 
Yet you will not be alone, because you will be
ministered to by the Spirit of God, as Elijah was
ministered to at the brook Cherith. A true
messenger lives a burdened life. If he is the
LORD's vessel, he carries in his heart a burden
for souls none can share but those who know it 
firsthand.

-- Billy Graham

Prayer:
Just as Your Spirit took care of Elijah,
I know I am not alone in Your service,
Almighty God.

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-- Matthew 8:20 (RSV)
"And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes,
and birds of the air have nests; but the Son 
of man has nowhere to lay his head."


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