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OUR  DAILY BREAD                       Thursday, June 2, 1994
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READ:  Nehemiah 4:6-18

                      "GOD'S MINUTEMEN"

        With one hand they worked at construction,
             and with the other held a weapon.

                      - Nehemiah 4:17


Remember studying about the Minutemen?  During the  American
Revolution, ordinary citizens banded together to form an ef-
fective army.  They were farmers and merchants  and  bankers
and  blacksmiths.   When  they  heard of trouble, they would
drop their work, grab their muskets, and head into battle.

No rummaging through the attic looking for that  powderhorn.
No  searching the shed for wadding and shot.  No stopping to
clean their guns.  They were ready in a minute.

They remind me of the workmen of  Nehemiah's  day  who  held
their  tools  in  one hand and their swords or spears in the
other.  Even as they worked, they were ready for conflict.

We need to be God's minutemen.  We should  be  prepared  for
action.  It may be an opportunity to witness or to encourage
a fellow believer facing fierce temptation.  Someone in  the
workplace  may  be  attacking  the  cause of Christ.  Are we
ready?

We shouldn't have to revive our prayer-life or take care  of
unresolved  issues  with  God.  No hunting for dusty Bibles.
No forgiveness to seek or offer.  No last-minute  confession
of sin.

If He calls, are you one of God's minutemen?


Author:  David C. Egner

        Sound  the  battle  cry!   See,  the  foe  is  nigh;
        Raise  the  standard high for the Lord;
        Gird your armor on, stand firm, everyone;
        Rest your cause upon His holy Word.

                                - Sherwin

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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In God's service, our greatest ability
   is our availability.


THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Proverbs 4-7

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