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          OUR DAILY BREAD                         Thursday, March 10, 1994
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          Read:  Exodus 18:13-27

                                  THE WISDOM OF AGE

                  Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel.
                                   --Exodus 18:19

          No  matter how long you've been at this thing called  life,  it's
          wise  to  turn to older people for advice.  I know  I  feel  more
          comfortable about making big decisions if I first talk to my  dad
          and  my father-in-law about them.  When they confirm my fears  or
          affirm my decisions about something, I feel I'm on solid ground.

          Moses  was no spring chicken when he got some much-needed  advice
          from his father-in-law Jethro.  He observed that Moses was  about
          to  suffer burnout if he continued to try to do all the  work  of
          judging for the children of Israel by himself.  So he told Moses,
          "The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone"  (Ex.
          18:18).  Moses could easily have said, "Look, Dad, I'm in  charge
          here.  I know what I'm doing.  After all, I've been around for  a
          while,  and  I've  gained  a  little  wisdom  too."  Instead,  he
          listened carefully and divided the work just as Jethro suggested.
          As  a  result, things went more smoothly, and the work  got  done
          more efficiently.

          In  God's  design  of things, He has provided for each  of  us  a
          powerful, wise resource in the older people in our  lives.  Let's
          never  neglect their insight and good advice.  We can learn  from
          the wisdom of age.

          Author:  J. David Branon

                        The older saints who trust God's Word
                       Have fought the battles you now fight;
                     They've trod the paths that you now walk --
                        Their wisdom teaches truth and right.
                                        --JDB

          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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          To avoid the mistakes of youth, draw from the wisdom of age.

          THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Deuteronomy 32-34





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