Sunday, November 14, 1999
Sunday, November 14, 1999
Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of
God and hold fast to the faith of Jesus.
A bit unnerved, he stopped and called back into the dark, "Yes, who is it? What do you want?"
No response.
The lad walked on a few more steps. He heard the voice again, more urgent: "Peter!" He stopped
in his tracks, bent forward to peer through the dense black, and stumbled to his knees. Reaching
out a hand to the ground before him, he clutched thin air. The quarry! Peter carefully felt around
in a semicircle he discovered he had stopped on the edge of the abandoned limestone quarry one
step before a fatal plunge into the deep. Out there in the desolate night someone knew him. Peter
Marshall never forgot that.
Dedicating his life to the One who'd called him by name, he became one of America's greatest
ministers. Peter Marshall's faith was no dusty relic inherited from his parents. It was vibrant, real,
and utterly compelling. Peter Marshall knew God.
Ron Newhouse
P.S. Today is the fourth anniversary of this internet daily devotion ministry. Please keep this
ministry in your prayers and Happy Anniversary!
(Revelation 14:12
NRSV)
One summer night a young man in Scotland decided to take a shortcut across the fields on his
way to the town where he had a job. The countryside was noted for its limestone quarries. That
night he knew he would be passing near one of these quarries, but the young man thought he
could avoid it. Though the night was inky-black, he set out. Suddenly he heard a voice call out
with great urgency, "Peter!"
Loving God, may my faith in you be real and vibrant. Amen.
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