MORNING MANNA            4-27-23

“But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.”- Rom.6:17-18

During World War II, England needed to increase its production of coal. Winston Churchill called together labor leaders to enlist their support. At the end of his presentation, he asked them to picture in their minds a parade which he knew would be held in Piccadilly Circus after the war. 

“First,” he said, “would come the sailors who had kept the vital sea lanes open. Then would come the soldiers who had come home from Dunkirk and then gone on to defeat Rommel in Africa. Then they would come the pilots who had driven the Luftwaffe from the sky.”

“Last of all,” he said, “they would come a long line of sweat-stained, soot-streaked men in miner’s caps. Someone would cry from the crowd, ‘And where were you during the critical days of our struggle?’ And from ten thousand throats would come the answer, ‘We were deep in the earth with our faces to the coal.’”

Those coal miners understood the need of their nation and out of love their country they contributed the best way they could.

Even so, out of love for God, who first loved us, we should give ourselves wholeheartedly to the service of Christ. Considering the sacrifice Christ made for us on Calvary we should give ourselves completely to His service – regardless of the cost, conditions, or consequences. Our apprehension of God’s love and appreciation of His grace motivates us to serve Him with all our heart. – HDS

David Stone

Lakeway Baptist Church 

Humble, Tx.