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“THINKABOUTIT” THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Friday; July 4, 2008

                                     

           Today, we celebrate the 232^nd birthday of the United States.  While we might take our nation’s presence for granted there was a day when this new land meant something wonderful to the people just off it’s shores.  Many people who were fleeing religious and political oppression set out for the promise of something better and they approached the shores, the lighthouses that dotted the coastlines beckoned them to a freedom they had never before known.

          In an interesting parallel, the lives of Christian believers should serve as something similar to another form of refugee.  There is a world full of people who are running from some form of spiritual oppression.  They have heard that there is hope in a new world; but, they are looking for someone to lead them safety.  When Jesus talked of the value of His disciples, He noted, “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16) 

          Are we standing safely on the shore of a new spiritual world?  Are we guiding people to their safe harbor as well?

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

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