August 19, 2022
Friday

One Solitary Man

1 Timothy 1: 15-17

9  Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in
Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.”
2 Chronicles 36:9

James Baker’s influence in Washington was legendary. He could walk in and out of the Oval Office at will. One day while serving as Presidential Chief of Staff, Baker was traveling home in his limousine. He noticed a man walking alone. No reporters were around him. No security. Just a man on an empty street. Baker recognized him as the Chief of Staff of a prior administration.

“There he was, alone,” Baker said. “No reporters, no security, no adoring public, no trappings of power—just one solitary man alone with his thoughts.” That image became a constant reminder to Baker of the fleeting nature of power. “That man had it all,” said Baker, “but only for a time.” 1

History is littered with the names of people who rose and fell, who lived and died. But we serve a God whose power will never diminish and whose rule and reign will      never end. Our God doesn’t rule for three months and ten days. His kingdom is forever.

A point to ponder…

Having a position of power does not bring inner security and fulfillment. That comes only by developing a personal relationship with God, which for me is personified in Jesus Christ.
James A. Baker

Read the Bible through in a year
Jeremiah 26-29
I love you!!!

 
1 From James Baker’s Address at the 1990 National Prayer Breakfast.

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