Devotional, (Date)

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Each week you will be able to read a devotional
thought which we hope you will find
enjoyable and comforting
as well as
insightful and challenging.

In France, Jacques LeFevrier left nothing to chance when he decided to commit suicide. He stood at the top of a tall cliff and tied a noose around his neck. He tied the other end of the rope to a large rock. He drank some poison and set fire to his clothes. He even tried to shoot himself at the last moment. He jumped and fired the pistol. The bullet missed him completely and cut through the rope above him. Free of the threat of hanging, he plunged into the sea. The sudden dunking extinguished the flames and made him vomit the poison. He was dragged out of the water by a kind fisherman and was taken to hospital, where he died of hypothermia.

Talk about having a bad day!!! Those of us who are Christians can relate, though, as we seek to put to death what Paul called "the old man", the life we
lived before becoming a Christian. Sometimes it's a struggle to get rid of the thoughts and the actions as the "old man" refuses to die.

"Therefore put to death your members which are
on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion,
evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of God is
coming upon the sons of disobedience, in
which you yourselves once walked when
you lived in them."
(Colossians 3:5-7)

Father, we seek to destroy
all that stands between us
and living the holy life you desire for us.
Please help us in that effort.

Have a great week!

In Jesus' name, Amen.

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It is created by Alan Smith,
Boone Church of Christ,
Boone, NC