• He is recognized as a pioneer medical missionary, an African explorer who wanted to discover the source of the Nile River, a scientific investigator and a reformer of the political system in England.
• One day at a Missionary Conference in London, a gracious man with a contagious smile noticed a young boy standing quietly with a puzzled look on his face. With a kind expression and that wonderful smile, he approached the youngster and asked, "Wouldn't you like to become a missionary?"
• Years later David Livingstone said, "It was that smile and the kind, questioning face that led me to become a missionary."
• Paul once wrote of Moses and said that "his face shown with the glory of God." The glory that was evident in the face of Moses came from his relationship with God - the source of all glory then and now.
• And Paul also wrote, "I pray that God who gives you hope will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in Him."
• There is an obvious connection in Paul's mind that is expressed in his writings: If the glory of the Lord is on the inside of the Christian, it will be obvious to those around us by the expressions on our faces. If you know and love Jesus you will express His grace and glory through the smile on your face and the kindness in your voice.
• Prayer: We ask, Heavenly Father, that we will be so filled with Your Spirit that our faces will reflect Your beauty, our voices Your kindness and our deeds Your love. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
• Scripture for Today: Romans 15:7 Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.