Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “True Greatness”
Our Bible verse for today: “These commandments I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (NIV)
Our thought for today: “Great men and women of God share their faith.”
A common characteristic found among virtually all great men and women of God is not just that they have a strong faith of their own, but also that they then share their faith with others. They communicate their faith in both word and deed, and they help others to develop a strong faith of their own.
But we cannot give what we do not possess. You cannot live, model, and teach a strong faith if you haven’t first taken the time to develop a strong faith. Great men and women of God have invested the time and discipline, day-after-day, for years on end, to nurture and develop a strong faith.
Then they model that faith for others by their actions. Those around them – their family, friends, neighbors and co-workers, can see the impact that strong faith has had on this great man or woman of God by the way they live.
Then, a great man or woman of God talks about their faith. They talk about it while sitting at home with their children and grandchildren; and while doing things with friends; and while conducting business out in town; and at work, etc. They share testimonies about what God has done in their own life; they speak about the wonders and the glories of God as seen in creation; they listen quietly and compassionately to the problems and trials of others; and then they share Biblical principles to help that other person deal with their life issues Biblically.
A person who has a deep, abiding, and passionate faith which is mature and well-developed, will model that faith, they speak about their faith, and they will find ways to share that faith with others, because that’s what great men and women of God do.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 