classic Saturday

Today's Devotional Classic author is Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889-1933?). Sundar, a native of India who was a devout Sikh, had a radical conversion to Christ as a teenager. This excerpt is from his writing entitled With and Without Christ.

"We ought to make the best possible use of God-given opportunities and should not waste our precious time by neglect or carelessness. Many people say: there is plenty of time to do this or that; don't worry. But they do not realize that if they do not make good use of this short time, the habit formed now will be so ingrained that when more time is given to us, this habit will become our second nature and we shall waste that time also. 'Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much.' (Luke 16:10)

Now it is right that every one of us should fulfill in our life the purpose of our Creator and spend that life for the glory of God and the good of others. Each of us should follow our calling and carry on our work according to our God-given gifts and capacities. 'There are diversities of gifts but the same Spirit.' (1 Cor. 12:4,11)

The same breath is blown into the flute, cornet, and bagpipe, but different music is produced according to the different instruments. In the same way the one Spirit works in us, God's children, but different results are produced, and God is glorified through them according to each one's temperament and personality."