OUR DAILY BREAD : LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD

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April 10
Thursday


LEFT SIDE OF
THE ROAD

READ:
Galatians 5:1-14
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For all the law is
fulfilled in one word,
even in this: "You shall
love your neighbor
as yourself."
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Growing up in the US, I always thought it interesting that in some countries motorists drive on the left side of the road instead of the right. Then, when I was in England, I heard a London tour guide explain one possible reason for this law: "In the 1800s, pedestrians as well as horse-drawn-carriages used the same roads. When a carriage was on the right side of the road, a driver's horse whip would sometimes hit a passerby. To remove this hazard, a law was passed requiring all carriages to travel on the left side of the road so the pedestrians could be kept safe."

Just as the rules of the road are for our benefit and protection, so are God's commands. Because He loves us, He has given them to us for our benefit. Paul writes: "For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself' " (Gal. 5:13-14).

As we apply God's Word to our hearts, let's keep in mind that the God of grace has given us His guidelines to help us grow in our love for Him and our concern for others. __Dennis Fisher

`````````````````````````````Thy Word is everlasting truth;````````````````````````
```````````````````````````````How pure is every page!```````````````````````````
`````````````````````````That Holy Book shall guide our youth``````````````````````
``````````````````````````And well support our age. __Watts``````````````````````
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The Bible has treasures of wisdom to mine.

*****************************Today's Bible Reading __ Galatians 5:1-14*******************************

1 Stand fast therefore in
the liberty by which Christ
has made us free, and do
not be entangled again with
a yoke of bondage.

2 Indeed I, Paul, say to
you that if you become
circumcised, Christ will
profit you nothing. 3 And I
testify again to every man
who becomes circumcised
that he is a debtor to keep
the whole law. 4 You have
become estranged from
Christ, you who attempt
to be justified by law; you
have fallen from grace.

5 For we through the Spirit
eagerly wait for the hope
of rihteousness by faith.

6 For in Christ Jesus
neither circumcision nor
uncircumcision avails
anything, but faith working
through love.

7 You ran well. Who
hindered you from obeying
the truth? 8 This persuasion
does not come from Him
who calls you. 9 A little
leaven leavens the whole
lump. 10 I have confidence
in you, in the Lord, that
you will have no other
mind; but he who troubles
you shall bear his
judgment, whoever he is.

11 And I, brethren, if I still
preach circumcision, why
do I still suffer
persecution? Then the
offense of the cross has
ceased. 12 I could wish that
those who trouble you
would even cut themselves
off!

13 For you, brethren, have
been called to liberty; only
do not use liberty as an
opportunity for the flesh,
but through love serve one
another. 14 For all the law
is fulfilled in one word,
even in this: "You shall
love your neighbor as
yourself."