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Edward Judson, the son of Adoniram Judson, pioneer missionary to Burma, said at the centennial of Tremont Temple, Boston, in 1914 (his father had suffered imprisonment in Burma and labored seven years for his first convert), “The sacrifices of my father’s life were more fruitful than his labors. If you succeed without sacrifice, someone has sacrificed before you. If you sacrifice without success, someone will succeed after you.” This same Adoniram Judson said, when days were difficult in Burma, “The future is as bright as the promises of God.”
The point
Sacrifice and success are linked across generations: those who succeed without sacrifice are heirs of someone else's sacrifice.
Scripture
Matthew 16:25
Audience
Adults
Tone
Inspiring · Humbling · Hopeful
To tell aloud
under a minute · 89 words