August 26, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Monday, August 26.
Bro. David is on vacation this week and will be reprinting some favorite devotions. This one originally ran on June 21, 2020.
As the story goes, the writer Ernest Hemingway was having dinner with some friends, when he offered a challenge. Who could write the best story - using only six words? Everyone put in $10, and the winner would get the pot. Hemingway won his own contest when he wrote... For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.
You could think about that story for a long time.
When I began writing these daily devotions, I decided to never write more than you could read in two minutes. I'd rather leave out some good parts, than write to my heart's content - and scare you off. William Shakespeare famously wrote, "brevity is the soul of wit.” And then there's the old show business motto, "always leave them wanting more.” So, in that spirit, here's some scripture thoughts - in six words or less.
Do everything without grumbling or arguing. Philippians 2:14
I and my Father are one. John 10:30
Jesus wept. John 11:35
Rejoice always. I Thessalonians 5:16
And, finally, there's this three-word story that Jesus told one Friday afternoon... It is finished!
You could think about that story for a long time.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
Bro. David
dmathis@fbccenter.org
