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The Upper Room Daily Devotional in Nashville Tennessee United States for Friday, 22 June 2018 "My Mission" by Ron Sanders (Michigan) Acts of the Apostles 20:20-24
Nothing, not even my life, is more important than my completing my mission . . . to testify about the good news of God’s grace. (Acts 20:24 (CEB))
For many years I have wondered, What is my mission in life? I am a retired police homicide detective. My career was cut short because of a stroke that left me with a speech impediment and the need to use a walker for balance. I thought that my life’s mission was over.
But then I remembered a tape a friend had given me. I listened to its spiritual and inspirational message again and remembered that the speaker also has a speech impediment. Even with a speech impairment greater than mine, this speaker talks to hundreds of people each year, telling them the good news of Jesus!
Because of this speaker and today’s quoted verse, I have rediscovered the mission for my life — to spread the good news of Jesus. I now give inspirational, spiritual, and motivational presentations to other stroke survivors in hospitals and churches. My public speaking gives me the opportunity to spread the good news of Jesus. Even with my speech impediment and my walker, I have found that I can complete my mission in life — the mission God has given me.
TODAY'S PRAYER: Dear Lord, help us to embrace and fulfill the mission you have given each of us. Amen.
TODAY'S READING: Acts of the Apostles 20:20 You know that I held back nothing that could be helpful to you, and that I taught you both in public and from house to house, 21 declaring with utmost seriousness the same message to Jews and Greeks alike: turn from sin to God; and put your trust in our Lord, Yeshua the Messiah.
22 “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Yerushalayim. I don’t know what will happen to me there, 23 other than that in every city the Ruach HaKodesh keeps warning me that imprisonment and persecution await me. 24 But I consider my own life of no importance to me whatsoever, as long as I can finish the course ahead of me, the task I received from the Lord Yeshua — to declare in depth the Good News of God’s love and kindness. (Complete Jewish Bible).
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: No matter my abilities, God has a mission for me.
PRAYER FOCUS: Someone recovering from a stroke
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JUNE 22, 2018 BY RON SANDERS (MICHIGAN)
RELATED DEVOTIONALS: MY MISSION
I’ve tried to convey to all handicapped (personally, I like to use the term physically challenged) Upper Room meditation readers that life is not over, due to a physical challenge. My motto has been for years, “Never place a period in your life, when God has placed a comma.” The aforementioned motto has propelled and enabled me to get married and watch two of my granddaughters graduate from high school and go on to college. I‘ve had the pleasure of seeing three other grandchildren born within the 25 years since suffering “THE” stroke. I always say “THE” stroke because I've never claimed it has my stroke. I apologize for using "I" and "my" so frequently in this particular text, because I’ve made it a habit to use "I" and "my" sparingly in most writing. It’s really NOT about me, it's about YOU.
It has been 25 years as of, May 22, 2018, since I suffered the debilitating stroke. However, I will briefly inform you readers of “the next chapter” since the original submission of this meditation. Many motivational/inspirational speeches have been given. The good news of Jesus Christ was spoken of in a lot of those speeches. I have also authored and published a book, “CONCERNED BUT NOT CONSUMED, OVERCOMING CHALLENGES.” A website, concernednotconsumed.com has been constructed. PLEASE know this is not bragging, but an attempt to show how God only placed a COMMA in life, not a PERIOD! And that goes for every physically challenged person presently reading this meditation update. I will close, with a true statement told to me, “Book & Stroke don’t go together.” Response: “With Jesus Christ, all things are possible.” Thank you.
God bless, love you all and be well,
Ron Sanders
***
For many years I have wondered, What is my mission in life? I am a retired police homicide detective. My career was cut short because of a stroke that left me with a speech impediment and the need to use a walker for balance. I thought that my life’s mission was over.
But then I remembered a tape a friend had given me. I listened to its spiritual and inspirational message again and remembered that the speaker also has a speech impediment. Even with a speech impairment greater than mine, this speaker talks to hundreds of people each year, telling them the good news of Jesus!
Because of this speaker and today’s quoted verse, I have rediscovered the mission for my life — to spread the good news of Jesus. I now give inspirational, spiritual, and motivational presentations to other stroke survivors in hospitals and churches. My public speaking gives me the opportunity to spread the good news of Jesus. Even with my speech impediment and my walker, I have found that I can complete my mission in life — the mission God has given me.
TODAY'S PRAYER: Dear Lord, help us to embrace and fulfill the mission you have given each of us. Amen.
TODAY'S READING: Acts of the Apostles 20:20 You know that I held back nothing that could be helpful to you, and that I taught you both in public and from house to house, 21 declaring with utmost seriousness the same message to Jews and Greeks alike: turn from sin to God; and put your trust in our Lord, Yeshua the Messiah.
22 “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Yerushalayim. I don’t know what will happen to me there, 23 other than that in every city the Ruach HaKodesh keeps warning me that imprisonment and persecution await me. 24 But I consider my own life of no importance to me whatsoever, as long as I can finish the course ahead of me, the task I received from the Lord Yeshua — to declare in depth the Good News of God’s love and kindness. (Complete Jewish Bible).
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: No matter my abilities, God has a mission for me.
PRAYER FOCUS: Someone recovering from a stroke
READ MORE: More From Ron Sanders
More From Ron Sanders
JUNE 22, 2018 BY RON SANDERS (MICHIGAN)
RELATED DEVOTIONALS: MY MISSION
It has been 25 years as of, May 22, 2018, since I suffered the debilitating stroke. However, I will briefly inform you readers of “the next chapter” since the original submission of this meditation. Many motivational/inspirational speeches have been given. The good news of Jesus Christ was spoken of in a lot of those speeches. I have also authored and published a book, “CONCERNED BUT NOT CONSUMED, OVERCOMING CHALLENGES.” A website, concernednotconsumed.com has been constructed. PLEASE know this is not bragging, but an attempt to show how God only placed a COMMA in life, not a PERIOD! And that goes for every physically challenged person presently reading this meditation update. I will close, with a true statement told to me, “Book & Stroke don’t go together.” Response: “With Jesus Christ, all things are possible.” Thank you.
God bless, love you all and be well,
Ron Sanders
***
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