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“THINKABOUTIT” THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Friday; August 29, 2008

          I’m not sure how “religious” Ben Franklin was; but, he did talk a great deal about spiritual matters.  Franklin was once quoted as saying, “What is serving God?  ‘Tis doing good to man.”.  The great statesman, orator and creator understood that what made God pleased wasn’t necessarily a resounding worship in a pristine setting; religion was serving others.

          Centuries before Ben walked the earth, a servant of God wrote, “This is pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father, to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.”  (James 1:27)  In essence, we please God by not only doing right things, we also please Him by doing people right – especially those who can’t help themselves.

          This weekend, we hope that you will be worshipping God in some place; but, let’s not relegate our service to Him to some building, let’s extend it out to somebody.

          Think about it!  For the Madison Avenue Church of Christ; this is Charlie Wharton.

 

 

 

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