Thursday, July 31, 2008
Student Choir Devotion for July 25, 2008
* The devotions the student choir will use July 31-Aug 2 are provided by the Baptist Youth World Conference. During that time, I will post the devotions that they read the first 3 days of their trip: July 25-27. - Tracey
Hush! Somebody’s Calling My Name
Hush! Hush! Somebody’s calling my name.
O my Lord, O my Lord what shall I do?
I’m so glad I got my religion in time.
Soon one morning death come creepin’ in my room
O my Lord, O my Lord what shall I do?
Hush! Hush! Hushsshshshshshsh...
Read: Matthew 10: 29-33
Reflect: Write out your full name: _________________________________________________________
Write any nicknames you have: _____________________________________________________
Why did your parents give you the name you have? What characteristics make you unlike any other person? Who gave you your nicknames? Do you think your names fit you?
Consider: Didn’t you hate it in elementary school when on the first day of a new school year the teacher called the roll for the first time and totally screwed up the pronunciation of your name? Or worse, called you by your full name which nobody had ever heard in public - like Fred Clark Sorrells!
A roll call is an inevitable part of life, though. Because we are all unique individuals, we are given names so who we are can be distinguished from everybody else. Yes, God made each of us carefully and purposefully. God knows each of us by name and knows the number of hairs on our heads. And since God knows us so personally, then we each can also know God personally.
Faith and Christian living are not things we just naturally inherit from our parents or that we get through the osmosis of being a part of a church. A relationship with God is a gift we each must intentionally seek. It is a treasure we must find ourselves. It is something no person can give us or achieve for us.
This trip is a great opportunity to discover and deepen our relationships with God. That can only happen if we admit our own need for God. Traveling in Europe with this great group of people will be awesome, but this adventure is about so much more than that. It is a great chance for each of us to receive God’s gift of meaningful life. Right now, if you can be quiet and listen, somebody’s calling your name.
Pray: Pray that you can know you the way to discover and develop your own relationship with God.
(Written by Clark Sorrells)
