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OUR DAILY BREAD                 Wed., July 5, 1995
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READ:  Psalm 121

        
                        SUNSCREEN 
                  
         "The Lord is your shade at your right
        hand.  The sun shall not strike you by day."

                             -- Psalm 121:5-6


Some people are harmed by the sun's powerful rays.  
They may be allergic to the sun, or they may have 
a disease, like lupus.  If these people are exposed
to direct sunlight for an extended period of time,
they have a visible and painful reaction.

To protect themselves, they wear large-brimmed hats
and clothing to cover their arms, legs, and necks.
They use the strongest sunscreen possible to protect
exposed skin areas.  And they spend the midday hours
in the shade.

In a similar way, Christians need spiritual 
protection from the evil world system.  Its ruler
satan bombards us continuously with temptations and 
pressures that will weaken our testimony and turn
us away from the Lord if we yield to them.

God Himself provides us with all the protection we
need.  He stands between us and the enemy.  He is
our shield and our fortress (Ps. 144:1-2).  But we
must apply this protection through prayer, reading 
and meditating on the Bible, faith, right thinking,
fellowship with other Christians, and depending on
the power of the Holy Spirit.  These disciplines
will keep the world from getting through to us.

God truly is our shield and protector.

                                -- David C. Egner

        The hosts of God encamp around
          The dwellings of the just;
         Protection He affords to all
        Who make His name their trust.

                        - Tate and Brady

                
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             THOUGHT FOR THE DAY            
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       He who is in you is greater than
           he who is in the world.
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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Psalms 124-128

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