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Day of Wonders!
David Jeremiah
Well done, good and faithful servant…
Matthew 25:23
Recommended Reading
Matthew 25:1-13
One of the finest stories I've heard about men longing for their leader's return is that of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. In 1914, twenty-nine men set sail from England to Antarctica to become the first adventurers to cross the Antarctic continent on foot.
Five months into their voyage, the ship became entrapped in an ice pack and sank. Shackleton left his men on Elephant Island while he and five others set out to cross the Antarctic sea in a lifeboat to bring back rescuers. But perhaps the real hero in this story is Frank Wild, second in command to Shackleton, who was left in charge of the camp.
Shackleton later learned: "From a fortnight after I had left, Wild would roll up his sleeping bag each day with the remark, ‘Get your things ready, boys, the Boss may come today.'" Wild's "cheerful anticipation proved infectious," and after 105 days of waiting, the "day of wonders" arrived when the crew was rescued. 1
Unlike that desperate crew, we have a promise that the Lord will return. We're to remain busy living in love and serving in ministry, even when the days grow dark and the nights long. Be encouraged! Be anticipating!
Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King!
Andrae Crouch
Read-thru-the-Bible
2 Samuel 1:1 -- 3:39
1 <www.gutenberg.org/files/5199/5199-h/5199-h.htm> accessed 11/30/11.
David Jeremiah
Well done, good and faithful servant…
Matthew 25:23
Recommended Reading
Matthew 25:1-13
One of the finest stories I've heard about men longing for their leader's return is that of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. In 1914, twenty-nine men set sail from England to Antarctica to become the first adventurers to cross the Antarctic continent on foot.
Five months into their voyage, the ship became entrapped in an ice pack and sank. Shackleton left his men on Elephant Island while he and five others set out to cross the Antarctic sea in a lifeboat to bring back rescuers. But perhaps the real hero in this story is Frank Wild, second in command to Shackleton, who was left in charge of the camp.
Shackleton later learned: "From a fortnight after I had left, Wild would roll up his sleeping bag each day with the remark, ‘Get your things ready, boys, the Boss may come today.'" Wild's "cheerful anticipation proved infectious," and after 105 days of waiting, the "day of wonders" arrived when the crew was rescued. 1
Unlike that desperate crew, we have a promise that the Lord will return. We're to remain busy living in love and serving in ministry, even when the days grow dark and the nights long. Be encouraged! Be anticipating!
Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King!
Andrae Crouch
Read-thru-the-Bible
2 Samuel 1:1 -- 3:39
1 <www.gutenberg.org/files/5199/5199-h/5199-h.htm> accessed 11/30/11.
