October 5

When we were teenagers, each of us children had a Bible in a different language. Mine was in English, Betsie's was in Hebrew, Nollie's in French, and Willem's in Greek. We would compare the Bible verses and that way learn two things at once. These activities in our youth proved to be important in our later lives.

Our training is so complex. Who can say what forms a child into a certain kind of man? Our comfort is that the Lord knows the full story of our lives and will see to the training.

"Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation." Mark 16:15 RSV

Lord, what a blessing that You understand all the languages of the world and that You gave us Christians the commission to bring the Gospel over the whole earth.

RSV - The Revised Standard Version of the Bible Copyright © 1946, 1952, 1971 and 1973