The meaning of a word in a phrase can change depending on the placement of the emphasis. We had an illustration of that this morning in the devotional exercises at church. The man who conducted the devotions asked, "Are you passing ON the faith or PASSING on the faith?" Quite a difference, isn't there?
That was a suitable opening question for the rest of the service which developed the themes of trusting God and keeping an eternnal worldview. The minister ended by quoting these lines by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Life is real, life is earnest
And the grave is not the goal
Dust thou art, to dust returneth
Wast not spoken of the soul.
There IS life beyond the grave. What quality of life that will be for you and me depends on whether we are living now by faith in the Lord Jesus. Are you passing ON the faith or PASSING on the faith?
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