“But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there the Lord Jesus Christ.” – Philippians 3:20

William Carey was born in a .Northamptonshire village in England, August 17, 1761. He became a Christian when he was eighteen and soon developed a heart for the lost. It took persistence, but after thirteen years of prayer and preparation, he went to India as a missionary. He arrived in 1793 in Hooghly, India. For the next seven years he did not see one person come to Christ because of his ministry. But when he died at 73 in 1834, he had seen the Scriptures translated and printed into forty languages, he had been a college professor, and had founded a college at Serampore. He had seen India open its doors to missionaries, he had seen the edict passed prohibiting sati (burning widows on the funeral pyres of their dead husbands), and he had seen thousands of people come to the Lord.

When he was on his deathbed, he was visited by a young man named Alexander Duff who greatly admired the famous missionary. After a long visit, Carey asked Duff to pray with him. Following the prayer, when Duff turned to leave, he heard Carey’s feeble voice calling him back. “Mr. Duff,” said Carey, “you have been speaking about ‘Dr. Carey, Dr. Carey.’ When I am gone, say nothing about Dr. Carey. Speak about Dr. Carey’s Savior.”

Are you eagerly awaiting Christ with all of your heart? Today in prayer, praise Him with all of your heart, mind and soul and look to Him throughout the day.

“To those who have learned to love and trust Jesus, the prospect of meeting him face to face and being with him forever is the hope that keeps us going, no matter what life may throw at us.” – James I. Packer

God’s Word: “Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God.” – Romans 15:17

By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2005, Devotional E-Mail DEVOTIONS IN PHILIPPIANS pkennedy6@yahoo.com