OUR DAILY BREAD : BLACK BOXES

[cimi]

March 14
Thursday


BLACK BOXES

READ:
1 Corinthians 10:1-11
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These things happened
to them as examples,
and they were written
for our admonition.
__1 Corinthians 10:11
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Commercial aircraft carry two flight-data recorders called "black boxes." One logs the performance and condition of the aircraft in flight, and the other records the conversation of the crew with air-traffic controllers on the ground. These boxes are insulated to protect against extreme temperatures and are fitted with underwater locator beacons that emit sounds to the surface. After an airplane crash, these boxes are retrieved and the data carefully analyzed to determine the cause of the crash. Air safety experts want to learn from past mistakes, among other things, so they won't be repeated.

As Christians, we too should look at mistakes from the past and learn from them. Paul, for example, alluded to some of the mistakes the Israelites made in their journey from Egypt to Canaan. He wrote that because God was not pleased with them, many died in the wilderness (1 Cor. 10:5). Paul went on to explain that "these things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age" (v.11NLT).

The inspired Word of God is written for our instruction for living (2 Tim. 3:16-17). Thank You, Lord, for the guidance of Your Word. __C. P. Hia

`````````````````For Your holy Book we thank You;```````````
`````````````````May its message be our guide,``````````````
````````````````May we understand the wisdom``````````````
`````````````Of the truth Your laws provide. __carter`````````
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God's warnings are to protect us, not to punish us.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ 1 Corinthians 10:1-11******************

1 Moreover, brethren, I do
not want you to be unaware
that all our fathers were
under the cloud, all passed
through the sea, 2 all were
baptized into Moses in the
cloud and in the sea, 3 all ate
the same spiritual food, 4 and
all drank the same spiritual
drink. For they drank of that
spiritual Rock that followed
them, and that Rock was
Christ. 5 But with most of
them God was not well
pleased, for their bodies were
scattered in the wilderness.

6 Now these things became
our examples, to the intent
that we should not lust after
evil things as they also
lusted. 7 And do not become
idolaters as were some of
them. As it is written, "The
people sat down to eat and
drink, and rose up to play."

8 Nor let us commit sexual
immorality, as some of them
did, and in one day twenty-
three thousand fell; 9 nor let
us tempt Christ, as some of
them also tempted, and were
destroyed by serpents; 10 nor
complain, as some of them
also complained, and were
destroyed by the destroyer.

11 Now all these things
happened to them as
examples, and they were
written for our admonition,
upon who the ends of the
ages have come.

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

Believers stand in a state of unmerited favor based on the finished
work of Christ on the cross (Rom. 5). However, our position in
Christ does not remove the possibility of divine discipline. In today's
reading, we see how God delivered Israel from bondage in Egypt.
Some of them, however, were punished in the wilderness because of
flagrant sin (1 Cor. 10:6-11). This serves as a warning for us to live
godly lives.