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OUR DAILY BREAD                 Wed., July 12, 1995
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READ:  Proverbs 1:7-9, 20-33

        
                IN HONOR OF BARKING DOGS
                  
         "[Wisdom cries out,] "Whoever listens to
                 me will dwell safely."

                             -- Proverbs 1:33

                
In the jungles of eastern Sri Lanka, 15 soldiers of a
government commando unit were saved by two dogs
adopted as mascots.  According to a news report, the
soldiers were completing a 10-mile hike when their 
dogs sensed danger.  Running ahead toward a water 
hole  where the unit planned to rest, the dogs
suddenly began barking and circling the area.  The
troops searched carefully and found 12 buried
grenades attached to a taut wire trigger.

It's intriguing to think about those two jungle
mascots whose senses were tuned to the smell of
danger.  The soldiers escaped serious injury and
even death because they listened to those barking
dogs.

It's disturbing to realize, however, that sometimes
we are apt to give less credibility and attention 
to more faithful protectors.  How many times have
we resented a father's warnings or a mother's 
advice?  How often have we grown tired of pastoral
pleadings or a fellow believer's caution?

Yet, how wise and loving is our God!  He sends 
His messengers to whisper, to plead, and sometimes
to howl about hidden dangers, which can do grave 
harm to our physical and spiritual lives.

Let's be wise and listen to the warnings.

                        -- Martin R. De Haan II

                 THINK ABOUT IT

  Do I resent being told what to do?  Why?  Who
     are some wise people I can learn from?  
       When have I listened to someone's 
        warning and avoided a problem?

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             THOUGHT FOR THE DAY            
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           If you want to be wise,
           listen to wise people.
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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Proverbs 1-3

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