Proof of God
Daniel Robbins
In my afternoon classes, I had had to deal with a student that is typically "friendly", but these days is not so friendly. Getting her to do anything was like pulling teeth, and extremely unpleasant.
Then there was my last class. Two students had quit, and today I learned that yet another student was quitting. Furthermore, two more students are thinking of quitting. I am most unhappy with the state of this class, and resolve to roll up my sleeves and get it where it needs to be, by the grace of God. I am thinking of a Teddy Roosevelt quote, which I really like:
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
Prayers are most appreciated. This evening collection of Scripture quotations was very helpful. A student asked me last class if I believed in God. I said, "Yes, definitely." I explained that, if my fingerprint is proof of me, then I am a proof of God, in my opinion. I pray that God would honour me, trusting I have honoured him.
Sincerely,
Daniel
Evening
If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report.--All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.-- --The offence of the cross ceased.
If I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy [are ye]; . . . but let none of you suffer as a murderer, or [as] a thief, or [as] an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. Yet if [any man suffer] as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
Unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake.--If one died for all, then were all dead: And [that] he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.--If we suffer, we shall also reign with [him].
Lu 9:23 2Co 6:8 2Ti 3:12 Ga 5:11 1:10 1Pe 4:14-16 Php 1:29 2Co 5:14,15 2Ti 2:12
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