June 13, 2022
Monday
The Midnight Ride
John 20: 20-25
10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.”
On April 26, 1777, Sybil Ludington, 16, learned the British were about to attack Danbury. Her father, Colonel Henry Ludington, had a militia of 400 men, but they were on furlough and needed to be alerted. Sybil jumped on her horse, tore out through the pouring rain, and raced from village to village assembling the soldiers. At one point, she fought off a bandit. She rode all night, covering forty miles—twice the distance of the ride by Paul Revere. Yet few of us have heard of Sybil Ludington because Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote: “Listen, my children, and you shall hear / of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.”
We owe a lot to all the Revolutionary midnight riders—there were several—but they also show us the uncertainty of fame. Real heroes are often neglected, and few are remembered for long. But we have a God who sees every sacrifice, knows every effort, rewards every kindness, and carries every burden. He never forgets the smallest task we do for Him.
Fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, but the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.
A point to ponder..
I’d rather have Jesus than anything / this world affords today.
Oscar C. A. Bernadotte
Read the Bible through in a year
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