August 21, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Monday, August 21.
I'm focused this morning on the opening lines of famous books. When you begin to read a book it's a bit like meeting a new person - and you know what they say about first impressions. The author has just a few pages, a few paragraphs, maybe just a few lines to grab your attention, to draw you into their story. A strong opening line makes all the difference. Here's a few...
- It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of reason, it was the age of foolishness. ~ Charles Dicken's "A Tale of Two Cities"
- Call me Ishmael. ~ Herman Melville's "Moby Dick"
- It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. ~ George Orwell's "1984"
- It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. ~ Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"
- All children, except one, grow up. ~ J.M.Barrie's "Peter Pan"
Those are some great first lines from some great books. But they don't begin to hold a candle to this one...
- In the beginning... God
Gets your attention, doesn't it? Hard to put it down after an opening line like that. A real page turner! But you don't have to start at the beginning of this book. You can pretty much open it anywhere and find an interesting story, a word of wisdom, a blessing. It has taken you about two minutes to read this little devotion. Why not take the next 20 minutes to read a good book... THE Good Book.
By the way - it ends pretty well, too.
He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
Here's MY closing line...
Meet you back here tomorrow,
Bro. David
dmathis@fbccenter.org
