From Ordinary to Extraordinary
Devotion for Friday , July 03, 2009 |
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From Ordinary to Extraordinary: A Yearlong Devotional to Discover What God Wants to Do with You by John MacArthur What do a tax collector, zealot, widow, and two
sisters have in common? They were ordinary people
who accomplished extraordinary things for God!
Profiling the Bible's most significant figures,
MacArthur's rich blend of teaching and inspiration
drawn from his best-selling books offers daily
encouragement as you strive to follow Christ.
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Used by permission. Adapted from From Ordinary to
Extraordinary, A Yearlong Devotional to Discover
What God Wants to Do with You by John MacArthur
(Thomas Nelson Publishers, Copyright 2009). |
GENTLE THUNDER
I am the vine, you are the branches; he who
abides in me and I in him, he bears much fruit,
for apart from me you can do nothing.
- JOHN 15:5
Almost everything we observed about the personality and character of James is also true of John, the younger half of the Boanerges Brothers duo. The two men had similar temperaments, and they were inseparable in the gospel accounts. John was right there with James, eager to call down fire from heaven against the Samaritans. He was also in the thick of the debates about who was the greatest. His zeal and ambition mirrored that of his elder brother. Therefore, it is all the more remarkable that John has often been nicknamed "the apostle of love."
Perhaps you have a character trait or two that have given you more trouble than joy. If so, you will be encouraged by the life of John. If this Son of Thunder can become the church's foremost authority on Christian love, then there is hope for all of us! Remain close to Christ as he did, and the Lord will do the rest.
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