Genesis 24:12 (NIV)
Then he prayed, “Lord, God of my master Abraham, make me
successful today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
In 1956, Ken Taylor, a graduate of Northern Baptist
Theological Seminary, was the director of Moody Press. During this time, his
children were having a difficult time in reading their King James Bible.
Starting with the book of Romans, Taylor began paraphrasing the New Testament
Epistles on the train while commuting to work. The project took seven years to
complete. Unable to interest publishers in his Living Letters, Ken took out a
loan for $2,000 and had his paraphrase printed by his own private company in
1963. His family began to pray constantly that the Lord would cause the
paraphrase to succeed and that it would bless many. For the first few years,
few copies were ordered. But then Billy Graham, while laid up in a hospital
read the book. After his recovery, Dr. Graham began recommending Living Letters
from the pulpit. The small publishing company Ken had founded to print his
paraphrase became Tyndale House Publishers. And the Living Letters Epistles
grew into the popular Living Bible, with over 40 million copies sold and a
blessing to millions of children and new believers.
Dear Lord, thank You that You can use us in a big way. We
pray that we may be successful in using the talents you give us to bring glory
to You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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