OUR DAILY BREAD : KINDNESS GONE VIRAL

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BEFORE YOU READ TODAY'S INSTALLMENT OF OUR OUR DAILY BREAD, PLEASE SAY A PRAYER FOR MY DAUGHTER. SHE HAS LOST A LOT OF HER BODY WEIGHT AND HAD TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR IT BECAUSE OF HEART PROBLEMS. SHE IS UNABLE TO EAT BECAUSE OF STOMACH PAIN BUT IS NOW ON 6 DIFFERENT MEDICINES TO HELP HER WITH THE PAIN. SHE IS DOING BETTER BUT NEEDS TO GAIN WEIGHT AND SHE STILL HAS TO EAT THROUGH PAIN. THE MEDS DO NOT REMEDY ALL OF THE PAIN. SHE IS ONLY 12 YR.S OLD, AND IS UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN HER REG. DAILY ACTIVITIES BECAUSE OF THIS. THANK YOU.

January 15
Thursday


KINDNESS
GONE VIRAL

READ:
Mark 10:13-16
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Let the little children
come to Me, and do
not forbid them; for of
such is the kingdom of
God. __Mark 10:14
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News of a simple act of kindness on a New York subway has gone around the world. A young man, head covered by a hooded sweatshirt, fell asleep on the shoulder of an older passenger. When someone else offered to wake that young rider, the older man quietly said, "He must have had a long day. Let him sleep. We've all been there." Then he let the tired fellow rider sleep on his shoulder for the better part of the next hour, until the older man gently eased away to get up for his stop. In the meantime, another passenger snapped a photograph and posted it on social media, and it went viral.

The man's kindness seems to resonate with what we all long for__the kindness that reflects the heart of God. We see this gentleness in Jesus when His friends tried to protect Him from the noise and bother of little children. Instead, Jesus insisted on taking the little ones in His arms and blessing them (Mark 10:16). In the process, He invited all of us to trust Him like a little child (vv.13-16).

Jesus lets us know that all of us are safe in His presence. Whether awake or asleep, we can lean on Him. When we're exhausted, He provides a safe place for us to rest. __Mart DeHaan

````````````````Under His wings, I am safely abiding,``````````````````
````````````Though the night deepens and tempests are wild;```````````
``````````````Still I can trust Him__I know He will keep me,````````````
``````````He has redeemed me and I am His child. __Cushing```````````
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God is a safe resting place.

*******************************Today's Bible Reading __ Mark 10:13-16***************************

13 Then they brought little
children to Him, that he
might touch them; but the
disciples rebuked those who
brought them. 14 But when
Jesus saw it, He was greatly
displeased and said to them,
"Let the little children come
to Me, and do not forbid
them; for of such is the
kingdom of God.

15 Assuredly, I say to you,
whoever does not receive
the kingdom of God as a
little child will by no means
enter it." And He took
them up in His arms, laid
his hands on them, and
blessed them.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Jesus demonstrated that true faith in God was not bound by cultural
concerns. In a partriarchal society, He met and talked with women
(see John 4). He ate and drank with those who were considered
impure (see Luke 7:36-30; 17:11-19; 19:1010). He even embraced
children, when most would push them aside (Mark 10:13-14). Jesus
didn't simply say that He had come to "seek and save the lost"
(Luke 19:10); He demonstrated it by showing that God's love is
open to everyone.