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A Life That Counts One
morning in 1888, Alfred Nobel - inventor of
dynamite, the man who had For
the first time, Alfred Nobel saw himself as the world
saw him -- Alfred
read the obituary with HORROR! He felt that the
world must know the If
you were to read YOUR OWN obituary today, what would
it say? A
wise person has written: A
hundred years from now, it will not matter How
would YOU finish the quote? How you answer that
question will be reflected in your obituary. The rest
of the original quote is: " What
will be important is that I... made a difference in the life of a
child." Indeed, to make a
positive difference in the life of a child is
extremely important and commendable. However, THE MOST
IMPORTANT factor in our lives, when all is said and
done is:"
WAS
I A
CHRISTIAN?"
Everything else is secondary.
NOTHING ELSE MATTERS MORE! Your eternal
destiny hinges on the answer.... Because
of our sins, WE
are lost, doomed to destruction (Matthew 7:13-14).
However, because
of Jesus Christ and His sacrificial death on the
cross, YOU and I can be forgiven of our sins and have
the hope of eternal life with Him in heaven. Chances
are, you will not be reading your own obituary.
But you have already begun to WRITE it -- day by day,
moment by moment. David A. Sargent, Minister Church of Christ at Creekwood * Author Unknown To Subscribe to "Living Water" send a blank e-mail to:
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