Monday
2 Corinthians 11:23
Others say they serve You, Christ? I know he sounds like a madman, but Paul has served you far more! He has worked harder, been put in jail more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again.
Tuesday
2 Corinthians 11:24
Five different times the Jews gave Paul 39 lashes.
Wednesday
2 Corinthians 11:25
Three times Paul was beaten with rods. Once he was stoned. Three times he was shipwrecked. Once he spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea.
Thursday
2 Corinthians 11:26
Paul traveled many weary miles. He faced danger from flooded rivers and from robbers. He faced danger from his own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. He faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the stormy seas. And he faced danger from men who claimed to be Christians but were not.
Friday
2 Corinthians 11:27
Paul lived with weariness and pain and sleepless nights. Often he was hungry and thirsty and went without food. Often he shivered with cold, without enough clothing to keep himself warm.
Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers
3706. By the time a person gets into greener pastures, he usually can’t climb the fence.
3707. Middle age is that period when looking backward makes one sad and looking forward makes one miserable.
3708. No one is rich enough to buy back his past.
3709. Old age is not coasting--it’s climbing.
3710. The young sow wild oats--the old grow sage.
