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Another Reformer Named Martin
A devotion for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
In the Word
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:28).
Of the Word
Dr. Michael King, Sr., a prominent preacher in Atlanta, toured the Holy Land and Germany in 1934 through his church, Ebenezer Baptist. Dr. King was deeply moved by his visit to the land of Martin Luther and the reformer’s proclamation of salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Scripture alone. When he came home, King changed his name from Michael to Martin Luther.
His oldest son, Michael, was five. He changed his name to Martin Luther King, Jr.
We praise God for giving us leaders, flawed but filled with faith, to reform the brokenness in our world, churches, and communities. We remember today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the pastor who preached God’s power to change mankind:
“Let us not lose faith in man and certainly not in God. We must believe that a prejudiced mind can be changed, and that man, by the grace of God, can be lifted from the valley of hate to the high mountain of love.”
Walking with my Lord
Almighty God, fill us with Your high mountain of love for one another. Amen.
Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible unless otherwise noted. (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), Copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Mustard Seed: Another Reformer Named Martin by Christine Weerts, Selma, Alabama.
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