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A Short Super Bowl
Devotional
September 10, 1901
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"No Other Gods Before
Me."
“Satan
has devised a multitude of ways in which to keep men from serving God.
He has invented sports and games,
into which men enter with such intensity that one would suppose a crown of
life was to reward the winner. At the horse races and
football matches, which are attended by
thousands and thousands of people, lives for which Christ
shed His blood
are thrown away.
What will become of the souls of the men
and boys whose lives are thus extinguished?
Will they be counted worthy of the redemption which
Christ died to secure for them? {RH, September 10, 1901 par.
5}
“Looking
upon these God-dishonoring scenes,
Christ asks, "What
is a man profited, if he gain the
whole world, and lose his own soul?
or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?"
He calls the attention of
men to the nobler world which they have lost from view.
He points them to the
threshold of heaven, flushed with the glory of the infinite God.
{RH, September 10, 1901 par. 6}
“Those who have taken part in
the solemn rite of baptism
have pledged
themselves to seek for those
things
which are above,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God; pledged themselves to
labor earnestly for the salvation of sinners.
God asks those who take His
name, How are you using the powers that have
been redeemed by the death of my Son?
Are you doing all in your power to rise to a greater
height in spiritual understanding?
Are you adjusting your interests and actions in harmony with the momentous
claims of eternity?” {RH, September 10, 1901 par. 7}
“Let
there be a reformation among the people of God. "Whether
therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to
the glory of God." Those upon whom the Lord has placed the burden of
His work are struggling to proclaim the message,
that souls perishing in ignorance may be warned.
Can you not,
by self-denial, (yes, this
Super Bowl Sunday) do something
to help them in their work?
Arouse,
and show by your
unselfish zeal and earnestness
that you are converted.” {RH,
September 10, 1901 par. 8}
“Of no talent He
has given will He require a more strict account than of our time.” {COL
342.1}
How are planning
to spend your time this weekend?
Do you need a
conversion in your life?
Is Christ calling you?
Like the disciples of old, Christ is
calling you now,
will you drop your nets and "follow me?"
-Matthew 4:19 |
