DAILY DEVOTIONAL ✝️ 

Don't Rust In Peace -

Some magazine displayed a clever sign which had been suspended over an automobile junkyard. The sign read, “Rust in peace.” Within this yard, no doubt were many cars whose names formerly had been synonyms of power and speed, but here they lie resting and rusting. They traveled the highways with blazing speed, and once there was a time when they climbed the highest hill with ease. But now they are symbols of rust and ruin.

 

An energetic old gentleman, whom once we knew and loved, was always in a hurry. He would rush from one job to another as though he never had a moment to lose. And when friends would urge him to slow down, he would always reply, “I would rather wear out than rust out.”

 

Are we staying busy in the Lord's work, or just resting on the reputation of what we once did? Someone said, "I was once a leader in the church and never missed a service." Another replied to this, “Well, what are you doing now?”

 

WHAT ABOUT YOU? Are you an active member, working in the congregation? Or have you decided to quit and simply RUST IN PEACE? How much peace is there in that?  ~via Lee & Walnut church of Christ, Sapulpa, OK

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:🤔 No one gossips about other people's secret virtues. ~Bertrand Russell