Our Daily Bread               Monday, July 3, 1995
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READ:  Psalm 119:49-56

                THE POWER OF THE WORD

             "Your Word has given me life."

                        -- Psalm 119:50

Syeed was a Bengali guard hired by missionary
Tom McDonald to protect the property of a Christian
hospital under construction in Bangladesh.  As
Jay Walsh tells the story in his book "Ripe Mangoes",
a Muslim named Syeed noticed another worker, Monindra,
reading an unfamiliar book.

One day Syeed visited Monindra to ask what he was
reading.  "That's a Christian Bible," he replied.
The Bible was so precious to Monindra that when 
Syeed asked to see it, he refused.  But Syeed would
not be denied.  For nearly a week he would sneak into
Monindra's quarters, take the Bible to a secluded
place to read, and then return it unnoticed.

Then one day Syeed could not be found.  After a short
search, he was discovered kneeling before that Bible,
calling out, "Lord Jesus, save me!"  As the months
and years passed, Syeed suffered severe persecution
for his beliefs, yet he never backed down from the
decision he made that day while reading a "borrowed"
Bible.

The Word of God is indeed powerful.  It did for Syeed 
what it did for the author of Psalm 119.  It gave him
life, comfort, and courage (vv. 50-53).

Has the power of God's Word revolutionized your life?

                                -- J. David Branon


                  THINK ABOUT IT

   What verses in the Bible have changed your life?
       What verses could you show to someone 
         who needs to understand the gospel?

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           THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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          Many books can inform,
     but only the Bible can transform.
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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Psalm 119

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