19 November 2017
Dear Phyllis,
Many
years ago I was preaching in a small church in Florida. After the
meeting my spiritual father said to me, “The first 30 minutes of your
message was very good, but the next 30 minutes undid what you
accomplished in the first half. No one can remember all of Ronald
Reagan's speeches but his one liners are legendary. From now on I am
going to totally revamp my letters to you and stop sending lengthy
expositions and try to cut them to brief single thoughts.
I
am increasingly impressed that God has hidden Himself so that the wise
and noble can't see Him but He reveals Himself to the humble and simple
(Mt. 11:25). In like manner spiritual truth is a treasure. A treasure is
not something that can be found on the shelf of any 7-11 store.
Treasures are rare and frequently hidden. You don't find diamonds lying
on the sidewalk. Diamonds are only found by digging. Digging means hours of Bible study not 3 minute devotions reading Our Daily Bread.
Finding Jesus is well worth the time.
bill
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