It's Christmas Day. I'm not a traditionalist when it comes to holidays, but for me this is a day that I don't have to go to work...
So other than washing clothes in my plastic pail and writing a few letters, I have the day for myself. I can rest, read and relax.
Around sunrise this morning, however, as I was going through a small stack of mail that was on my little desk, I happened to pick up a Christmas card that was sent to me from my friend, Nicky. The title of it said, "Where Would We Be Without Jesus?" It stopped me in my tracks. The words jolted me. I found myself pausing to ponder the question.
I shudder to think where I'd be right now, or what my life would be like if I never knew Christ. I might have taken my life a long time ago, having committed suicide from the weight of guilt, shame and hopelessness. Or I could be living in a hell of insanity and crushing loneliness.
But praise be to God! Today I am more free in my mind and heart than I have ever been before. I am a new creation in Christ, too. And, by the grace of God, I'm doing my prison sentence with the strength God provides. I can walk and not grow weary. I could run and not faint. Amen!
D.B.
Around sunrise this morning, however, as I was going through a small stack of mail that was on my little desk, I happened to pick up a Christmas card that was sent to me from my friend, Nicky. The title of it said, "Where Would We Be Without Jesus?" It stopped me in my tracks. The words jolted me. I found myself pausing to ponder the question.
I shudder to think where I'd be right now, or what my life would be like if I never knew Christ. I might have taken my life a long time ago, having committed suicide from the weight of guilt, shame and hopelessness. Or I could be living in a hell of insanity and crushing loneliness.
But praise be to God! Today I am more free in my mind and heart than I have ever been before. I am a new creation in Christ, too. And, by the grace of God, I'm doing my prison sentence with the strength God provides. I can walk and not grow weary. I could run and not faint. Amen!
D.B.
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