Inspirational Vitamin - 02/20/08
"First, Count the Cost"
Luke 14:28-33
When a builder doesn't count the cost or estimates it inaccurately, his building may be left half completed. Will your Christian life be abandoned after a little while because you did not count the cost of commitment to Jesus? What are those costs? Christians may face loss of social status or wealth. They may have to give up control of their money, their time, or their career. They may be hated, separated from their family, and even put to death. Following Christ does not mean a trouble-free life. We must carefully count the cost of becoming Christ's disciples so that we will firmly hold to our faith and won't be tempted later to turn back later.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Certain loyalty comes only through dependency." - Richard M. Nixon
BLACK HISTORY TRIVIA:
DeShawna Davis will not be denied! She was the winner again as she was the first with yesterday's correct answer, "Smokey Robinson." Here is today's question: Sidney Poitier was born on this day. Just recently, he wrote an autobiography that should be required reading for all people. What is the title of his autobiography?
Luke 14:28-33
When a builder doesn't count the cost or estimates it inaccurately, his building may be left half completed. Will your Christian life be abandoned after a little while because you did not count the cost of commitment to Jesus? What are those costs? Christians may face loss of social status or wealth. They may have to give up control of their money, their time, or their career. They may be hated, separated from their family, and even put to death. Following Christ does not mean a trouble-free life. We must carefully count the cost of becoming Christ's disciples so that we will firmly hold to our faith and won't be tempted later to turn back later.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Certain loyalty comes only through dependency." - Richard M. Nixon
BLACK HISTORY TRIVIA:
DeShawna Davis will not be denied! She was the winner again as she was the first with yesterday's correct answer, "Smokey Robinson." Here is today's question: Sidney Poitier was born on this day. Just recently, he wrote an autobiography that should be required reading for all people. What is the title of his autobiography?
