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OUR DAILY BREAD                       Wednesday, May 4,1994
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READ: 1 Timothy 1

   "SHIPWRECK"

    Some have strayed concerning the faith.
       - 1 Timothy 6:21

In the early part of this  century,  an  American  ship  was
wrecked off the Scilly Isles near the coast of England.  The
sea had been calm and the weather clear, but the vessel  was
caught in a treacherous current that slowly lured it off its
course.  Before the captain and the crew realized  what  had
happened, the ship had crashed into the rocks.

In life too, powerful currents of compromise can  catch  the
soul  and carry it to shipwreck.  Spiritual drifting is usu-
ally a slow and imperceptible process.  We know it  has  oc-
curred  when  we have lost the strong resistance to evil and
the passionate desire for truth that we once knew.

The apostle Paul wanted to make sure this wouldn't happen to
those  to  whom Timothy ministered.  He encouraged him to be
faithful in telling others what they needed to know so  they
wouldn't stray from their devotion to Christ and cause their
faith to be shipwrecked.

In our day, for every professing believer who is lost to the
Christian  cause by a savage assault of evil, a hundred more
slowly drift away from God's truth, regular worship,  and  a
life of faith.

We must give careful attention to what we know about  Christ
so that we don't get caught in a drift.

Author:  Haddon W. Robinson

Lord, help us from Your blessed Word
All error  to  discern,
And  by Your Spirit's truth and light
>From satan's snares to turn.  - Henry G. Bosch

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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The compass of God's Word
   will keep you from spiritual shipwreck.


The Bible in One Year:  Psalms 70-72

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