[Dailydevo] Daily Devotion Wednesday March 14, 2007

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Daily Devotion Wednesday March 14, 2007
I have for some time now thought to write a devotional book based upon the
introductory verses of each book of the Bible. This week walk with me as we
listen to the opening verses of some New Testament writings. pastor barry.

Luke 1: 1-4
"Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account  of the events
that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed on to us by
those who from the  beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, I
too decided, after investigating everything carefully  from the very first,
to write an orderly account for you,  most excellent Theophilus, so that you
may know the truth concerning the things about  which you have been
instructed."

Luke's Gospel must have taken a long time to compose. His first words
indicate that he has done much research in order to write this Jesus story,
which by his day "many" had already written about.  Why bother if it has
already been done so many times?  Every time a new CD set of Beethoven
symphonies is released I complain, "Not another one! Are there no other
pieces of music they can do?"  It seems like every old conductor has to do
at least three different renditions and every up and coming conductor has to
do their first one.
Why did Luke have to produce yet another account of the salvation story?
Didn't he have anything else to do?  Of course, but he was a man who having
received the joy of salvation had to pay it forward.  Who is the Theophilus
in your life.  C'mon.take the time and pay it forward.
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