Poem of the Week | 7. Return to the Start

Samedi, 28 Mars, 2015

Verse of the Day: «Car il y a un seul Dieu, et aussi un seul médiateur entre Dieu et les hommes, Jésus Christ homme, qui s'est donné lui-même en rançon pour tous. C'est là le témoignage rendu en son propre temps.» 1 Timothée 2.5-6

Quote of the Day: “It’s not the hours that are precious, it’s the minutes.”—George Bernard Shaw

«Ce ne sont pas les heures qui sont précieuses, ce sont les minutes.»—George Bernard Shaw

French Fun Fact: France has the highest number of ski resorts. (confessedtravelholic.com)

What’s Really Happening Over Here:

Weather – Clear, Precip. 10%

Temperature – 53⁰F, high of  58⁰

News – Crash pilot told ex 'everyone will know my name': report (thelocal.fr)

More News – http://www.lexpress.fr/

A Day In the Life:

Last night’s Bible study was very encouraging and refreshing for me. We were in Mark 10, and we looked at the story of the rich man seeking eternal life (v. 17-23) as well as Bartimaeus the blind beggar (v. 46-52).

When you really study the two accounts, they are opposites for more reasons than their income, and it’s really interesting. The rich man came to Jesus, asking for what he could do to receive eternal life. He just wanted to make sure all the boxes were checked. That’s religion – that’s works.

On the other hand, Bartimaeus asked for mercy. Not for help, not for advice – he understood his condition: he was too far gone. His only hope was Divine intervention. When Jesus told the rich man to sell everything he had, he was asking him to perform an act of faith. Bartimaeus has enough faith to trust that Christ can heal him, and what is His response? “Your faith has healed you.”

He wants us to have faith. Clearly, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith —and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.”

Return to the Start

There’s a need You have placed into each of our hearts

To depart from this place

And return to the start. 

To finish this race

And return to the start.

By: Theodore Wilson III