Today's Verse

VERSE:
  For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
   -- Philippians 1:21
     

THOUGHT:
  The ultimate question in each of our lives is simply this: do we
have something to live for that is also worth dying for? Paul's
answer is "Yes!" Christ is the answer, the reason, and the hope.
Now if we can get our wills and our hearts to line up with our
commitments, we can make that same statement, too!

PRAYER:
  O Lord, please forgive me for the things I have done or have
said that have made the work of Christ in me more difficult to see.
For as many years as you give me on this earth, I want my life to
be a living testimony to Jesus and his powerful grace. I do look
forward, dear Father, to the day that Christ comes in victory to
bring me home to you. Until that day, please use me in your
service. I am thankful that no matter what may lie ahead, I know
that my future is tied to your Son and my Savior. In Jesus' name I
pray. Amen.