CAROLYN'S COMPOSITIONS

January 15, 2011

26 Devotions Based on the Alphabet: The Letter S

26 DEVOTIONS BASED ON THE ALPHABET:

THE LETTER  S

Monte Holland

Several persons have expressed an interest in having my husband, the Rev. Monte W. Holland, post an online series of devotions. Through their encouragement, Monte will post a weekly devotion on CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS. To read the introduction click on 26 Devotions Based on the Alphabet: Introduction. Click on 26 Devotions Based on the Alphabet: The Letter R to read the previous post on the letter R.

Return to this site each Saturday to read his devotions.  Carolyn C. Holland

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ALPHABET OF THE BIBLE – THE LETTER S

Strive to enter the narrow door; for many I tell you, will seek to enter and not be able. (Luke 13:24)

     Living the Christian life is not “a piece of cake” or “a walk in the park,” metaphorically speaking. We are hard wired with a tendency to stray from the “straight and narrow.”

     The annual arrival of the Lenten season reminds us that sin is real, and that living as a Christian must be intentional.

     During winter I’m caught out on icy roads from time to time. Sometimes it is a country road that has a crown in the middle. As I travel along, I must stay alert to keep the car from sliding left into the opposing lane, or right off the edge of the road.

     Today’s verse reminds me of coming upon a narrow bridge on a crowned icy road. It requires (more…)

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