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In the early 1800s, Billy Bray was known as a no-good drunken miner in the village of Twelveheads in Cornwall, England. But then he was converted to Christ and he was never the same again. He stopped drinking, became a productive member of society, and told everyone he met about his Lord.
“I can’t help praising God,” he once said. “As I go along the street, I lift up one foot, and it seems to say, ‘Glory,’ and I lift up the other, and it seems to say, ‘Amen.’ If they would put me into a barrel to keep me quiet, I would shout, ‘Glory’ out of the bunghole. Praise the Lord.”
Billy was often heard proclaiming these words: “He has made me glad and no one can make me sad; he makes me shout and no one can make me doubt; he makes me leap, and no one can hold down my feet.”
How about you? Do others see you praising the Lord no matter what the situation? Is everything you do centered around Jesus?
Just consider all the Lord has done for you and let that rule your life, attitude, and words. Live your Christianity loud and proud and praise the Lord!
Edd Sterchi
Broadway church of Christ
Campbellsville, KY