OUR DAILY BREAD                 Saturday, December 17, 1994
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READ:  Titus 2:11-14

                  WHAT'S AHEAD?

     "The grace of God that brings salvation
            has appeared to all men."

                 - Titus 2:11

American theologian Carl Henry gave a thought-provoking
lecture with these three major points:

1.  "The barbarians have come."  Evil forces have entered
    the gates and are tearing down the values Christians
    embrace as true and good.  Many thoughtful people
    believe that we are witnessing the moral collapse of
    Western civilization, and they are afraid.

2.  "Jesus is coming."  Christians have lived for 20
    centuries with the hope that they will witness the
    glorious appearing of our great God and Savior,
    Jesus Christ.  The darker the night, the brighter
    shines that hope.  The barbarians may have won a
    battle, but they will not win the war.

3.  "The church doesn't know whether it is coming or going."
    Many of those who claim to know God deny Him by their
    words and actions.  A great number of Christians believe
    that the hands on the clock of history are nearing the
    midnight hour, but they don't know just how close.
    Whether our Lord comes today or in a thousand years,
    Christians must say no to ungodliness and worldly
    passions and live self-controlled, upright, and godly
    lives in this present evil age (Ti 2:11).

    Let's get our eyes off the barbarians, keep looking for
    the coming of our Lord, and live for Him today.

    -- Haddon W. Robinson

 Faithful and true would He find us here
      If He should come today?
 Watching in gladness and not in fear,
      If He should come today?

    -- Morris
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      THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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    What we believe about the world to come
    shapes how we live in the world today.

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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  2 Peter 1-3
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