OUR DAILY BREAD : THE FORGOTTEN WORKER

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September 26
Sunday


THE FORGOTTEN
WORKER

READ:
Hebrews 6:9-20
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God is not unjust to
forget your work and
labor of love...in that
you have ministered
to the saints, and do
minister.
__Hebrews 6:10
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People around the world are familiar with Mount Rushmore, the South Dakota site where the heads of former American presidents are carved in gigantic scale on a cliff wall. Yet, while millions know of Mount Rushmore, relatively few know the name Doane Robinson--the South Dakota state historian who conceived the idea of the magnificent sculpture and managed the project. The monument is admired and appreciated,but he is the forgotten man behind the masterpiece. His name is largely unrecognized or was never even known by some.

Sometimes, in the service of the Master, we may feel that we have been forgotten or are behind the scenes and not recognized. Ministry can be a life of effort that often goes unappreciated by the very people we are seeking to serve in Jesus' name. The good news, however, is that, while people may not know, God does. Hebrews 6:10 says, "For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister."

What a promise! Our heavenly Father will never forget our service to Him. That is infinitely more important than being applauded by the crowds. __Bill Crowder
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````````````````Does the place you're called to labor```````````````
``````````````````Seem so small and little known?`````````````````
`````````````````````It is great if God is in it,````````````````````
```````````````And He'll not forget His own. __Suffield`````````````
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Serving to please Christ is a greater reward
than public acclaim.

***************Today's Bible Reading __ Hebrews 6:9-20**********

9 But, beloved, we are
confident of better things
concerning you, yes, things
that accompany salvation,
though we speak in this
manner. 10 For God is not
unjust to forget your work
and labor of love which you
have shown toward His
name, in that you have
ministered to the saints, and
do minister. 11 And we
desire that each one of you
show the same diligence to
the full assurance of hope
until the end, 12 that you do
not become sluggish, but
imitate those who through
faith and patience inherit
the promises.

13 For when God made a
promise to Abraham,
because He could swear by
no one greater, He swore by
Himself, 14 saying, "Surely
blessing I will bless you,
and multiplying I will
multiply you." 15 and so,
after he had patiently
endured, he obtained the
promise. 16 For men indeed
swear by the greater, and an
oath for confirmation is for
them an end of all dispute.

17 Thus God, determining to
show more abundantly to
the heirs of promise the
immutability of His
counsel, confirmed it by
an oath, 18 that by two
immutable things, in which
it is impossible for God to
lie, we might have strong
consolation, who have fled
for refuge to lay hold of the
hope set before us.

19 This hope we have as an
anchor of the soul, both
sure and steadfast, and
which enters the Presence
behind the veil, 20 where the
forerunner has entered for
us, even Jesus, having
become High Priest forever
according to the order of
Melchizedek