Daily Devotion for June 23, 2006

 Positive Life Pictures

 

“And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the Lord and with men.” 1 Samuel 2:26

 

If you look at today’s scripture reading, you will see Samuel’s name coming up from time to time as a young man who is growing up well, though all is not well around him. Samuel’s name is the only one mentioned here, but I would wager that he didn’t grow “in stature and in favor with the Lord and with men” all by himself. He had to have help.

 

Isolation alone does not breed integrity. God uses people and I’m sure that people were involved in Samuel’s upbringing. I’m sure of that. It could have been parents, family members, or other positive life pictures. Those people who surrounded Samuel reflected the face of God. They encouraged Samuel in his walk with God.
 
 Are you actively involved in shaping the future of the kingdom? Are you a positive life picture to the young? If not, then why not? There’s no greater investment that one can make in the kingdom of God than in the development of the young.

 

Prayer
Lord, I want to be influential. Not for my sake, but for Your sake. I want to see the kingdom of heaven grow. I want to see a better world. Empower me to be a positive life picture for the young and old alike. Amen.

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