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OUR DAILY BREAD                  Friday, December 2, 1994
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READ:  Jeremiah 2:1-13

            "WHERE HAS LOVE GONE?"

   "What injustice have your fathers found
    in Me, that they have gone far from Me?"

        - Jeremiah 2:5

New love is exciting!  We've all seen it in newly
married couples.  It doesn't matter if they're 20
or 70, love makes their faces beautiful and their
feet bounce.

It's not only true of marriages.  We've seen people
lovingly wash and wax their new sports car -- and
then do it all over again.

Whether it's a new car or a new relationship, at
first we respond with wholehearted devotion.  But
with the passing of time, excitement often fades.
Unrealistic hopes can blind us to the flaws in the
object of our affection.  When we expect too much
from a person or a possession, we set ourselves up
for disappointment.

A car, a house, or a spouse may turn out to be less
than ideal.  But if our relationship with God cools,
it's because our communication has broken down and
disinterest has set in.  It's then that intimacy is
lost.  It happened with Israel (Jer. 2:5-8); it
happens with us.  But we can't blame God.  He never
changes.  His love for us is unfailing!

If your relationship with the Lord has grown cold,
take time to think about who He is and what He has
done.  Draw near to Him in prayer.  Then you won't
be left wondering where your love has gone.

    -- Martin R. DeHaan II

 What hinders thy first love, pray tell?
       Canst thou not now recall
 The day when thou didst give to Christ
    They heart, they life, they all?

    -- Adams
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       THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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  To renew your love for Christ,
   review Christ's love for you.

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Romans 9-11

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