His Love Never Fails

Babe Ruth was one of the all-time greats of American baseball. For years he had been the idol of sports fans. Time, however, took its toll. In one of his last games, he began to falter. He struck out and made several misplays that allowed the opposing team to score five runs in one inning. As he walked from the field, he was greeted with an enormous storm of boos and catcalls from the stands. Fans shook their fists.

Then a little boy jumped over the railing and, with tears running down his cheeks ran out to the great athlete. Unashamedly, he flung his arms around his hero's legs and held on tightly. Babe Ruth picked him up, hugged him, set him down, and together the two of them walked off the field hand in hand.

Fame is a fleeting experience.  The cheers of today can turn to the jeers of tomorrow.  Loyalty can change with culture, age, and environment.  But we have a friend who sticks closer than a brother and whose love for us never fails.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.(Hebrews 13:8, NLT)

A Tale of Two Brothers

There were two sons in the Taylor family in England. The older one set out to make a name for the family and turned his attention toward Parliament and prestige. But Hudson Taylor, the younger, chose to give his life to Christ; so he turned his face toward China and obscurity.

Hudson Taylor is known and honored on every continent as a faithful missionary and as the founder of the China Inland Mission. But when you look in the encyclopedia to see what the other son has done, you find these words, “The brother of Hudson Taylor.” 

Men may have their names inscribed on marble monuments for feats of fame; someday these monuments will fall in fragments. 

"And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever." (1 John 2:17, NLT