A Letter From Christ

"You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the Living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts." 2 Corinthians 3: 2, 3

    I have a compilation of writings in a binder. On its cover is this favorite quote from Ben Franklin: 

"If you would not be forgotten,

As soon as you are dead and rotten,

Either write things worthy reading

Or do things worth the writing."

    Since my suburban life in Ohio hasn't produced many glamorous things worthy of writing, I thought I would write things worthy of reading. When I die, my kids are going to be reading miles of writings for some time to come (unless they just throw them away.)     

    The verses above speak of a different kind of writing, not one of pen on paper but on the hearts of people. In this way, we can all be writers of things worth reading. What story is the Spirit of the Living God jotting down on your heart to be known and read by everyone you meet? 

    One key of successful writing is to speak from your true experiences. Do you have a grandchild to whom you may tell the many ways God has worked in your life? Does your spouse know how much you treasure them? Are you slow to anger, choosing words that edify your listener? Have you shared the love of Christ with someone? Does your family know where to find you on Sunday morning? Have you grasped the hands of the hurting in prayer?

    All of these prompts may seem like they don't add up to a Pulitzer Prize, but even the greatest novels were written one word at a time, beginning with a blank page. God is typing out a message to the generation which succeeds you; you are that blank page. How do others read you?

"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man." Proverbs 3: 3, 4