OUR DAILY BREAD             Thurs., May 25, 1995   
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READ: John 16:7-15

               
                  THE BEST INFLUENCE 

       "Do not be drunk with wine, in which is
      dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit."

                                   Ephesians 5:18 

Imagine waking up some morning, walking into your living
room, and finding a huge man you had never seen before
sleeping on your couch.  That's what happened to a 
Michigan pastor and his wife.  In fact, it was the
pastor's wife who discovered the slumbering hulk.

"Don't be too alarmed," she told her husband after she
made her way back to the bedroom, "but there's a big
guy sleeping in our living room."

The police were summoned and the man was shaken out of
his slumber.  To everyone's surprise it was discovered
that he had once lived in the house, and because he
was drunk he thought he had come home.

Where we go and what we do depends on what we allow to
influence us.  That intruder chose to be under the
control of alcohol, which deceived him and made him
do something he would not normally do.

Before Jesus returned to heaven, He promised to send 
the Holy Spirit to be our Helper and to guide us into
all truth (Jn. 16:7, 13).  The Spirit does His work
in our lives as we read the Word of God and obey what
we've learned.  We can be certain that as we allow
Him to control our lives, He will never lead us 
astray.

The Holy Spirit is the best influence!

                                -- J. David Branon

        Breathe on me, Breath of God,
           Fill me with life anew,
     That I may love what Thou dost love
        And do what thou wouldst do.

                                -- Hatch

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           THOUGHT FOR THE DAY 
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         The human spirit fails  
     unless the Holy Spirit fills.
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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Job 38-42

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