A WORD OF HOPE
Dr Chappy Dave
The Results of Following Jesus
Only true believers can appreciate what the Father does for us as we journey through the trials in this earthly life. Apathy has no place in the life of a Christian. Jesus makes it perfectly clear. He said, “So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.”{Luke 14:26-33 (NKJ)}
One of my favorite authors, Evelyn Underhill, said it like this,
“There are countless ways in which this (spiritual journey) may happen:
Sometimes under conditions which seem to the world like the very frustration of life, of progress, of growth.
Thus boundless initiative is chained to a sick bed transmuted into sacrifice;
The lover of beauty is sent to serve in the slum;
The lover of stillness is kept on the run all day;
The sudden demand to leave all comes to the one who least expects it;
And through and in these apparent frustrations the life of the spirit emerges and grows.
From; The Spiritual Life by Evelyn Underhill
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” 1st Peter 1:3 KJV
Brothers and sisters be encouraged in the hope that He has set before us. Count it all joy in whatever you do or encounter to the glory of the Lord Jesus.
Dr Chappy Dave
7/19/14
One of my favorite authors, Evelyn Underhill, said it like this,
“There are countless ways in which this (spiritual journey) may happen:
Sometimes under conditions which seem to the world like the very frustration of life, of progress, of growth.
Thus boundless initiative is chained to a sick bed transmuted into sacrifice;
The lover of beauty is sent to serve in the slum;
The lover of stillness is kept on the run all day;
The sudden demand to leave all comes to the one who least expects it;
And through and in these apparent frustrations the life of the spirit emerges and grows.
From; The Spiritual Life by Evelyn Underhill
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” 1st Peter 1:3 KJV
Brothers and sisters be encouraged in the hope that He has set before us. Count it all joy in whatever you do or encounter to the glory of the Lord Jesus.
Dr Chappy Dave
7/19/14