OUR DAILY BREAD : A PLACE TO STAND

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August 4
Monday


A PLACE
TO STAND

READ:
1 Corinthians 3:10-15
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No other foundation
can anyone lay than
that which is laid,
which is Jesus Christ.
__1 Corinthians 3:11
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While taking a break during a ministry trip, we were snorkeling in the Caribbean Sea. The boat that had taken us to the deep water for better sites had gone back to shore, and I began to feel panicky about being in the open water. Finding it hard to control my breathing, I asked my son-in-law Todd and a friend, Dave Velzen, for help. They held my arms while I searched for an outcropping of coral close enough to the surface for me to stand on. Once I had a place to stand, even though surrounded by deep waters, I was okay.

Are you feeling a bit panicky about events in your life? Maybe it seems as if you are surrounded by the open waters of relationship problems, or money woes, or simply an inability to put your life in order. Perhaps you feel as if you are drowning in a sea of trials and trouble.

May I suggest two things? Firs, find a fellow Christian or two who can come beside you and hold you up (see Eccl. 4:10), pray for you, talk with you, and remind you that you are not alone. Then rest your feet on the only solid foundation in life: Jesus Chrsit (1 Cor. 3:11).

Life's troubles are too tough to take on alone. Get some help and find in Jesus a place to stand. __ Dave Branon
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``````````````````God often meets our deepest need``````````````
````````````````````With help we gain from others,```````````````
``````````````````From caring members of His church__```````````
`````````````````Our sisters and our brothers. __Brown```````````
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Build your life on the solid foundation__Jesus christ.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ 1 Corinthians 3:10-15********

10 According to the grace
of God which was given to
me, as a wise master
builder I have laid the
foundation, and another
builds on it. But let each
one take heed, how he
builds on it. 11 For no other
foundation can anyone lay
than that which is laid,
which is Jesus Christ.

12 Now if anyone builds on
this foundation with gold,
silver, precious stones, wood,
hay, straw, 13 each
one's work will become
clear; for the Day will
declare it, because it will be
revealed by fire; and the fire
will test each one's work, of
what sort it is. 14 If anyone's
work which he has built on
it endures, he will receive a
reward. 15 If anyone's work
is burned, he will suffer
loss; but he himself will be
saved, yet so as through
fire.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The event described in today's Bible reading is referred to by many
Bible teachers as the "judgment seat of Christ." It is seen as an event
where the things done in the name of Christ by His followers are
evaluated and tested. The things that are found to be of no eternal
worth are consumed, but the things which "endure" (vv.13-14) will
produce lasting reward for the faithful servant of Christ. It is critical
to remember, however, that this judgement is a determination of
rewards__not of salvation. Only by placing ones' faith in Christ can
a person be assured of salvation. __ Bill Crowder