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July 27
Friday


PACHYDERM
PEDICURES

READ:
2 Timothy 2:22-26
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In humility [correct]
those who are in
opposition.
__2 Timothy 2:25
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Pachyderm pedicures are not a luxury, they're a necessity. According to an article in The Kansas City Star, if elephants in captivity don't get regular foot care, they are prone to infections that can be fatal. but clipping the toenails of an animal that can weigh as much as 6 tons can be risky business. So one man had an idea. He developed an "elephant flipper" that allows keepers to restrain an elephant and safely turn it on its side. The device stands 12 feet high, weighs more than 15 tons, and costs $100,000. Several zoos have purchased this helpful contraption.

Caring for people can also be risky. Paul described what it takes to help those who, in perilous times, have wandered from the path of truth. He offers no ingenious device for helping those who are a danger to themselves and others (2 Tim. 2:23,25). Instead, he reminds us that when it comes to caring for the minds and hearts of others, we can't rely on human ingenuity and muscle. What we really need is the wisdom of God. Without being quarrelsome or arrogant, the Lord's servant must use gentleness and patience (v.24).

A blend of truth and grace in the presence of danger is more than self-protection. It illustrates for others the heart of the One we are urging them to embrace. __Mart De Haan
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Speak truly and each word of thine~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Shall be a fruitful seed;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Live truly, and thy life shall be~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A great and noble creed. __Bonar~~~~~~~~~~~
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Use cautioin and grace when straightening out
someone who has strayed.


*************Today's Bible Reading __ 2 Timothy 2:22-26***********

22 Flee also youthful lusts;
but pursue righteousness,
faith, love, peace with
those who call on the Lord
out of a pure heart. 23 But
avoid foolish and ignorant
disputes, knowing that they
generate strife. 24 And a
servant of the Lord must
not quarrel but be gentle to
all, able to teach, patient,
25 in humility correcting
those who are in opposition,
if God perhaps will grant
them repentance, so that
they may know the truth,
26 and that they may come
to their senses and escape
the snare of the devil,
having been taken captive
by him to do his will.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>NSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

In Acts 28, Paul was under house arrest in Rome (AD 60-62).
Historians believe that Paul was released from prison and made
a fourth missionary journey. When persecution broke out under
Emperor Nero (Ad 64-68), Paul was arrested again. In prison, Paul
wrote 2 Timothy (AD 66-67). Unlike his first Roman imprisonment,
where Paul lived in a rented house and could receive visitors (Acts
28:30-31), he was now chained like a common criminal (2 Tim.
2:9). Second Timothy is probably the very last letter that Paul wrote
before his death, handing over the ministry to the younger Timothy.
__SKT