The Iron Pen #98
"...graven with an iron pen and lead..." Job
19:24
Pastor David L. Brown, Ph.D.
God & Country
The summer of 2003 I was invited to preach in an early morning
chapel service in Washington D.C. for a national auto skills
competition. My wife and I stayed on the third floor of a beautiful
hotel. From our window we could see the magnificent granite and
marble structure we know as the Washington Monument. This structure
reaches 555 feet, 5.125 inches into the air. A person can climb the
898 steps. If you do make the climb, be sure to stop at some, if not
all of the 50 landings and read the messages on the memorial stones.
On the 12th landing is a prayer offered by the City of
Baltimore. At the 20th landing you will is a memorial
presented by a group of Chinese Christians. When you get to the 24th
landing you will see that Sunday School Children from New York and
Philadelphia made a presentation that included quotes from Proverbs
10:7, Luke 18:16; and Proverbs 22:6. When you get to the very top
landing, there you can see the 69 square miles of the District of
Columbia on a clear day. But, there is one more thing you should
know. Over the head of those standing on the top platform, at the
very top of the monument is an aluminum cap. Engraved on the outside
top of that cap are two Latin words Laus Deo. The words simply
mean Praise or Glory be to God.
Did You Know?
The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable
from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a
crime scene.
Christ Our Example
There is no better example for believers to follow that Jesus
Christ. Christ is our example for
Faith Hebrews 12:2
Christian Love -- Ephesians 5:2
Purity 1 John 3:3
Suffering 1 Peter 2:21
Perseverance Hebrews 12:3
Self-Sacrifice Philippians 2:5-8
Our Walk 1 John 2:6
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