Here are two short devotionals for today.

ROLE MODELS:

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 1 Corinthains 11:1 KJV

Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men

2 Corinthains 3:2 KJV

We never know who's watching us. As Paul notes, we are all epistles, read by those we meet along the way. Even this very day, someone may be influenced by observing how we react to an unexpected circumstance. Paul could encourage the recipients of his letters to follow his example. Why? Because he followed Christ.
For each of us, following Christ must lead to the kind of life others can likewise follow. We must each make sure the "epistle" of our lives, read by all men, is one worth reading.

Cornelius Tyree said: "The example of the godly man is a living, standing memento to all around him of Christ, death and eternity."

TAKE NO THOUGHT:

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Matthew 6:34 KJV

One of the clearest indications the enemy of our souls is at work is when we're thinking of the future and we hear the enemy whisper What if…followed by worry-inducing scenarios that shake our faith. Such scenarios as, What if there's a food shortage? What if there's another pandemic? What if there's an atomic war? What if Christians are sent to jail? What if I lose my job? What if my wife leaves? What if my child turns away from the Lord?

The list is endless. Endless!

But the good news is that our resources in God are also endless. Beyond endless. There is simply no way God's going to run low on anything we need. As for what happens in the future, God is already there. He will not be surprised at world events or at the events that will shape our individual futures.
So as Christian men, we must stand firm against every whispered "What if" and answer it with "God's got this!"

Francois Fenelon said: "Worry is the cross which we make for ourselves by over-anxiety."

May these "Words of Thought" be a blessing unto you.

Troy Chandler
Chaplain, Army of Trans-Mississippi