To: ST.LOUIE1; Aquamarine; dutchess; Mama_Bear; dansangel; Aeronaut; deadhead; Diver Dave; ...

October 25, 2004

What Are You Living For?

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. —2 Timothy 4:7

Bible In One Year: Jeremiah 6-8; 1 Timothy 5

Many people living in their twilight years suddenly realize how empty and pointless their lives have been. They've made some successful business deals and had some fun, but in terms of satisfying friendships or lasting accomplishments, their lives have been zero. They have climbed the ladder of success, only to discover that all the while it had been leaning against the wrong wall.

As the apostle Paul looked back on his ministry, he saw that it had been rewarding but not easy. Measured by the world's yardstick of success, his life seems almost insignificant.

Paul wrote his second letter to Timothy while languishing in a cold, damp dungeon awaiting execution. In a matter of weeks, the apostle would stand before Nero, the half-insane emperor of Rome, and his life would end. But he knew that after his death he would receive the crown of life from the King of kings. And we now know that the influence of his life changed the course of history itself.

An ancient historian would have written volumes about the splendor of Nero and probably never even mentioned Paul. Yet today we name our dogs Nero and our sons Paul. I guess what we live for is pretty important after all.

By the way, what are you living for? —Haddon Robinson

One life to live for Christ my Lord,
One life to do my part,
One life in which to give my all
With fervency of heart. —Brandt

There are no losers with Jesus and no winners with the devil.

2 posted on 10/25/2004 4:41:08 AM PDT by The Mayor (No one is hopeless whose hope is in God.)

My husband and I use the Daily Bread for a short devotional time teach morning before he leaves for work. He reads the Scripture to me, then the application from the DB. They we pray.

This morning, I was overwhelmed with the thought that Paul spent his early days as a pretty evil man, and finished well. That should encourage every one of us, no matter where we are in life, that we can end well for Jesus.

Philippians 3:13, 14:
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

3 posted on 10/25/2004 5:10:34 AM PDT by mombonn (kerry . . . he spent 20 years in the Senate and doesn't have much to show for it. ¡Viva Bush/Cheney!)

What a Great Picture this is !

7 posted on 10/25/2004 5:47:03 AM PDT by The Mayor (No one is hopeless whose hope is in God.)

To: The Mayor; All

Good Monday morning, everyone. Thanks for great scripture, Mr. Mayor and for the wonderful picture in post #7. What a great man President Bush is. I will be ever so happy when this election is over. This has been the most significant election in my time, for sure.

8 posted on 10/25/2004 6:20:53 AM PDT by Texagirl4W (Father, bless the person reading this in whatever it is that You know they are needing this day!)

TEXAS TROOPS: Cory Maxwell

Cory Maxwell

Now a lance corporal and machine gunner, Maxwell is home in Arlington on leave after spending seven months serving in Iraq, near Ramadi, in an especially violent area known as the Sunni Triangle.

The 2nd Battalion of the 4th Marines has had the highest casualties of any U.S. battalion since the war in Iraq began: at least 29 killed and 175 wounded.

Maxwell's Echo Company had lost 23 of its 185 men by August, more than any other Marine or Army company, according to the Knight Ridder News Service.

11 posted on 10/25/2004 7:53:19 AM PDT by Dubya (Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)

Thank you for the thread and the Our Daily Bread post. My father, all of my uncles, one of my grandfathers, and many other distant relatives all served in the military at one point of their lives. None of my relatives are currently serving, though. I hope you are having a wonderful Monday!

33 posted on 10/25/2004 11:41:02 AM PDT by tuliptree76

Good Monday Mayor! I enjoyed the message you shared with us, especially this line:

"Yet today we name our dogs Nero and our sons Paul."

34 posted on 10/25/2004 12:07:44 PM PDT by auboy (If you favor works over words, vote Bush-Cheney 2004.)

To: The Mayor; Billie; Aquamarine; dutchess; Mama_Bear; dansangel; Aeronaut; deadhead; LadyX; Dubya; ...

Afternoon to Military Monday at the Finest.

Great devotion from Our Daily Bread, yer honor.

Thanks Maggie for the news from Steve and for sharing the story of Maj. Dewitt. Reminds me of the great medical and dental staff we had aboard our ship. Our Dr. and staff was called upon to perform an emergency appendectomy on a sailor while we were underway between San Diego and Subic.

Salute to our Armed Forces - Past and Present. May God continue to Bless and Protect.

41 posted on 10/25/2004 1:08:41 PM PDT by Diver Dave (Stay Prayed Up)

To: All; The Mayor; Billie; Aquamarine; LadyX; Diver Dave; jwfiv

God Bless Our Troops and Veterans

53 posted on 10/25/2004 4:52:08 PM PDT by deadhead (God Bless Our Troops and Veterans Bush/Cheney '04)

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