TODAY'S VERSE

Job 38:1-4  Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:  "Why are you using your ignorance to deny My providence? Now get ready to fight, for I am going to demand some answers from you, & you must reply. Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you know so much."  The Living Bible

TELLING OTHERS ABOUT JESUS

"In order to share the Gospel with others, are we willing to forego some personal discomfort? Are we willing to risk our reputations by associating with those clearly identified as godless people? One way to become more intentional about evangelism & telling others about Jesus is to make a list of some people needing to hear the Good News. Include acquaintances with whom you could start building relationships in order to share your love for Jesus with them. With the help of the Holy Spirit, you can help them see how much God loves them, that He sent His Son to die for them, & that they can live forever with Him." Steward Builders

WHAT OUR SONS WILL BECOME

"We need to be confronted by our actions, messages & shortcomings if we expect to learn & grow. No more hiding behind excuses. No blaming others. No hiding behind phrases like, 'This is just the way I am.' Let us have a look at who we are for that is the best indication of who our sons will become." E. James Wilder, Men's Devotional Bible

SEEING & HEARING

"Well, seeing & hearing are very important. This is abundantly revealed & is as clear as light before our eyes & ears. However, the great crowd of the world cannot see or recognize it, even if it hits them in the eyes & rings & rattles in their ears without ceasing. If they could hear & see something of this, it would also produce something in them & improve them, so that they would become wiser & not oppose the truth in this way." A Year in the Gospels with Martin Luther

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING

"The thing you say you can't give up is the very thing you have to give up. When something you own becomes the most important thing in your life, it teeters on idolatry. An idol is anything that you obsess about, that you need, that you can't live without. The only thing that you truly can't live without, other than food & water, is the presence of God in your life. And when things overshadow that need or even try to fill it, danger is in the air." Michael DiMarco, Devotions for the God Guy

TODAY'S HYMM OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

How Shall the Young Secure Their Hearts, LW #474, Sts. 1, 2, 4, 5

How shall the young secure their hearts & guard their lives from sin? Your Word the choicest rules imparts To keep the conscience clean.

It's like the sun, a heav'nly light That guides us all the day, And through the dangers of the night Its lamp shall lead our way.

But still Your Law & Gospel, Lord, Have lessons more divine; Earth is not firm as is Your Word, No stars so nobly shine.

Your Word is everlasting truth. How pure its every page! That holy book shall guide our youth And well support our age.