FOR SUNDAY JULY 13 : THE TIME OF ANYONE'S LIFE

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July 13
Sunday


THE TIME OF
ANYONE'S LIFE

READ:
Galatians 6:6-10
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Let us not grow weary
while doing good, for
in due season we shall
reap if we do not lose
heart. __Galatians 6:9
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What am I getting out of life? That's a question often asked by those who focus only on themselves. But as believers, we need to ask: What am I putting into the lives of others?

Years ago, Dr. Wilfred Grenfell served as a medical missionary in Labrador. On a recruiting tour, he challenged nurses at Johns Hopkins Hospital to join him for a summer in his difficult ministry. He promised them hardship and discomfort. He warned that instead of earning a salary, they would have to pay their own expenses. But he also promised them they would experience joy because "it's having the time of anyone's life to be in the service of Christ."

A nurse who accepted that challenge wrote this after her return from Labrador: "I never knew before that life was good for anything but what one could get out of it. Now I know that the real fun lies in seeing how much one can put into life for others." If we change that word fun to blessing, we have the key to Christian self-fulfillment.

Take the apostle Paul's encouragement: "[Do] not grow weary while doing good.... Do good to all" (Gal. 6:9-10). Put yourself into the lives of others for Jesus' sake. You'll experience a fulfillment beyond compare. __Vernon Grounds
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````````````````Make me a channel of blessing today,``````````````
````````````````Make me a channel of blessing, I pray;`````````````
````````````````My life possessing, my service blessing,````````````
`````````````Make me a channel of blessing today. __Smyth````````
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We are at our best when we serve others.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ Galatians 6:6-10***********

6 Let him who is taught
the word share in all good
things with him who
teaches.

7 Do not be deceived, God
is not mocked; for whatever
a man sows, that he will
also reap. 8 For he who
sows to his flesh will of the
flesh reap corruption, but he
who sows to the Spirit will
of the Spirit reap
everlasting life. 9 And let us
not grow weary while doing
good, for in due season we
shall reap if we do not lose
heart. 10 Therefore, as we
have opportunity, let us do
good to all, especially to
those who are of the
household of faith.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

"Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially
to those who are of the household of faith" (Ga. 6:10). The
word translated "opportunity" is kairos. It is used of seasons and
opportune times. The application of this biblical term can have
several implications. Often the seasons of a person's life manifest
different needs. How we minister to the elderly differs from how we
minister to children. Likewise, how we meet the needs of others may
differ based on the season and our locale. For instance in the north,
we shovel snow for others in the winter and rake leaves for them in
the autumn. __Dennis Fisher