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Everywhere I Go: Learning to See Jesus

DAY 168 OF 363

IT'S A ROUGH RIDE! Mark Twain once asked a baggage handler on a passenger train if the man thought his briefcase was strong enough to be placed in the baggage compartment. The baggage handler shrugged, took Twain's case, and promptly hurled it to the pavement. "That, sir," he said, "is what she'll get in Philadelphia." Then he picked it up and struck it four or five times against the side of the train. "And that," he continued, "is what she'll get in Chicago." Finally he threw the case to the ground and stomped on it vigorously until the author's books and papers spilled out, saying, "And that's what she'll get in Sioux City." As Twain watched slack-jawed, the handler nodded at his now mangled case and advised, "If you're going any farther than Sioux City, sir, I'd suggest you carry it on yourself!" In a sense, Twain was lucky. He saw before he boarded the train what the journey ahead would entail. But the best most of us can hope to do is observe the journey of life from our fast-moving train and attemptラwhile the scenery whizzes past usラto make some half-ordered sense of it all. Life is full of contrasts and ripe with paradox. It contains full measures of trouble and triumph, of sadness and joy. But at its heart, there is a divine order. Although we long to see it in full and understand it completely, we cannot. We can only trust that God knows the journey, and that His view is bigger and more complete than our own.
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Everywhere I Go: Learning to See Jesus

You may begin this devotional at any point during the year. Each devotional is designed to focus your mind and heart on a single concept. Read the title, then read through the devotional section with an open heart. Go to your Bible again and read the suggested scripture passage, asking yourself, "Is there a command to obey, a sin to avoid, an example to follow or a promise to claim?"

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We would like to thank Dr. Ed Young for providing the "Everywhere I Go" plan. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Young and this plan, please visit their website at: www.winningwalk.org