Good morning men,
My wife and I watched a movie on Martin Luther Sunday evening. It was shocking to see how corrupt the ‘church’ was at that time and the difference one man made, simply by living a life devoted to Scripture and loving others as Christ. I have a book on my desk that I honestly do not read as often as I should – but it was written by another man whose voice has reached across the centuries – simply because he pursued “Imitation of Christ”
From Thomas á Kempis:
“He who follows Me walks not in darkness” These are the words by which we are told that we should imitate His life and manners. “Vanity of vanities…all is vanity” except to love God and serve Him only. This is the highest wisdom – to disdain the world and hurry toward the kingdom of heaven. Think often about the proverb, “The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.” Make an effort therefore to remove your heart from the love of visible things, and to turn yourself to those things that are invisible.
Truly, at the day of judgment, we will not be examined for what we have read, but for what we have done; not for how well we have spoken, but for how virtuously we have lived. Oh that our lives would be in keeping with our knowledge – then studying and reading would have been worthwhile.”
P.S. – the church library will have the Luther movie as soon as I return it J
One final note –
One of my brothers-in-law (I have four of them!) set up this website. The idea came from the old quote “you can’t see the wind, but you can see it at work”.
God bless you all and may we be diligent in His service,
Nathan Campbell
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