Show I i f 9 aJ c oes A Sate B By REV LEO E. E RUBEL r Two To elderly men near the end of life were sitting in a park As one complained bit- bit lerl of how unkind life had been th the other rebuked rum him for for his ingratitude l f first ij first j-first Replied replied Grateful f for for- or that fiat e lie never amounted to any thing thing My whole life has hast t been just a struggle to get by Im I'm just a nobody And aire in the same boat tI pAll p All AH THAT'S where youre you're wong Hong said his friend I couldn't be more important I lam Iam am a Son of God t Some people will work and plan for a lifetime to snatch a little of the fleeting fame and andi i honor of this world and hasing hav has having having ing achieved it will strut and and parade like a proud pea pea- cock A few short years later all that is s left is a memory and and soon that too fades away a y j THE TILE HUMBLEST laborer i has a position of far greater honor if he is a Son of God than the mightiest ruler who is still a servant of Satan Our Lord has won for all who put their trust in Him honor and glory that never fades away for He has made us sons of God He has literally lifted us from the gutter of sin with its slavery and degradation degradation degradation dation to be royal princes or princesses members of Gods God's own household God wOl would d confer comer that honor upon all allmen men But en-But n But only those who come to Him through Christ the Way can call Him Father And by His abiding presence our Lord keeps us ever aware that we have been chosen for incredible honor and glory THE BIBLE says But as many as received Him to them gave He power to become the sons of God John 1 1 12 Believe this and you couldn't be more important |