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January 24
Friday


WHERE HAVE
YOU BEEN?

READ:
Romans 10:11-15
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How shall they believe
in Him of whom they
have not heard? and
how shall they hear
without a preacher?
__Romans 10:14
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Missionary Egerton Ryerson Young served the Salteaux tribe in Canada in the 1700s. The chief of the tribe thanked Young for bringing the good news of Christ to them, noting that he was hearing it for the first time in his old age. Since he knew that God was Young's heavenly Father, the chief asked, "Does that mean He is my Father too?" When the missionary answered, "Yes," the crowd that had gathered around burst into cheers.

The chief was not finished, however. "Well," said the chief, "I do not want to be rude, but it does seem to me...that it took a long time for you to...tell it to your brother in the woods." It was a remark that Young never forgot.

Many times I've been frustrated by the zigs and zags of my life, thinking of the people I could reach if only. Then God reminds me to look around right where I am, and I discover many who have never heard of Jesus. In that moment, I'm reminded that I have a story to tell wherever I go, "for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For 'whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved' " (Rom. 10:12-13).

Remember, we don't have just any story to tell__It's the best story that has ever been told. __Randy Kilgore

````````````````````````I love to tell the story,```````````````````````
`````````````````````For some have never heard``````````````````````
```````````````````````the message of salvation``````````````````````
```````````````From God's own holy Word. __Hankey```````````````````
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Sharing the good new is one beggar telling another
beggar where to find bread.

*************************Today's Bible Reading __ Romans 10:11-15*************************
11 For the Scripture says,
"Whoever believes on Him
will not be put to shame."

12 For there is no distinction
between Jew and Greek, for
the same Lord over all is
rich to all who call upon
Him. 13 For "Whoever calls
on the name of the Lord
shall be saved."

14 How then shall they call
on Him in whom they have
not believed? and how
shall they believe in Him of
whom they have not heard?
And how shall they hear
without a preacher? 15 And
how shall they preach
unless they are sent? As it
is written: "How beautiful
are the feet of those who
preach the gospel of peace,
who bring glad tidings of
good things!"

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In Romans 9-11, Paul explained why so many Jews had not believed
in Jesus: "They don't understand God's way of making people right
with himself. Refusing to accept God's way, they cling to their own
way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law" (10:3 NLT).
Paul reiterated God's way of salvation: "If you confess with your
mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised
Him from the dead, you will be saved" (v.9). Quoting Isaiah 28:16,
Paul assured his readers that those who trust in Jesus "will not be
put to shame" (v.11). To encourage his readers to evangelize, Paul
commended them: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach
the gospel of peace" (v.15).