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The
Letter "V"
A
student of Amherst College, soon after entering, put
over the door of his dormitory
room the letter “V.” Because of this he
endured all sorts of ridicule and withstood
frequent questioning. But he paid no attention to
either, nor would he disclose the secret of the
letter.
When
he completed four years of education and graduation
day came, the student was appointed to deliver the
valedictory. Then the mystery of that letter V was
revealed: it stood for valedictorian. That
letter on the door held before him during his four
years the ideal that he had set for himself.
Not
every one of us places an actual letter over the door
of our college room or over the door of our house. But
nevertheless, somewhere, if only in our minds, there
is a “letter” that we hold before us as an ideal.
Some
put up the letter “M” that stands for MONEY.
Others put up “F” for FAME.
Others put up “S” which simply stands for SELF.
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The
letter that we NEED to place before us is the
letter “C” which stands for CHRIST.
Why is He so important?
Christ
addresses our greatest NEED: salvation from sin.
Sin condemns, but Christ saves (Romans 6:23)!
He died on the cross so that we might have the
forgiveness of our sins (Ephesians 1:7).
We receive His forgiveness when we submit our
lives to Him in faith
(Acts 16:30-31), turning from our sins in repentance
(Acts 17:30-31), confessing
Him before men (Romans 10:9-10), and being baptized
(immersed) in His name for the forgiveness of our sins
(Acts 2:38; 22:16).
Christ
gives us our greatest PURPOSE: to live for
Him and urge others to do the same.
“He died for all, that those who live should
live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died
for them and rose again” (2 Corinthians 5:15).
Christ
provides our greatest ASPIRATION: eternal life with
Him in heaven.
This is that for which the Apostle Paul looked
forward: “I have fought the good fight, I have
finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally,
there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness,
which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me
on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who
have loved His appearing” (2Timothy 4:7-8)
Step
outside the door of your heart and look at the letter
you have placed there.
What letter is it?
The
right letter is “C” for Christ.
And, if we will place Him as the focus of our
lives, then the letter “V” will also be OURS to
own throughout eternity:
“V” for VICTORY!
“But
thanks be to God, who gives us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians
15:57).
Won’t
YOU place the letter
“C” above the door of your heart through your
trusting obedience?
David
A. Sargent,
Minister
Church
of Christ at Creekwood
1901
Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
* Adapted from Moody
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