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OUR DAILY BREAD             Monday, July 24, 1995    
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READ:  Matthew 6:1-18    
 
 
                 WHO GETS THE CREDIT? 
 
      "Let your light so shine before men, that 
           they may see your good works and  
            glorify your Father in heaven." 
 
                           -- Matthew 5:16   
 
A Grand Rapids woman was excited to have a visit 
from an old college roommate who lived in another  
part of the country.  As she listened to her friend's 
story, though, she was touched by the problems her 
guest faced as a single mom struggling to keep things  
together. 
 
The hostess decided to do something to help.  She 
got on the phone to her friend's home church and 
told them of her concern.  The people in that town 
2,000 miles away immediately went to work.  They 
cleaned the woman's house inside and out.  They 
stocked the shelves and filled the refrigerator 
with prepared meals. 
 
When the woman got home, she was stunned by what 
had happened.  And not knowing who had taken care of 
her and why, all she could do was give the glory 
to God. 
 
That's a great model of how our work for the Lord 
should be done -- not for us to receive honor and 
praise but to let God receive the glory.  In 
Matthew 6, Jesus gave guidelines for doing "charitable  
deeds."  They are to be done without fanfare, without 
calling attention to ourselves. 
 
It's not easy to turn away from the applause after 
doing something for others.  Yet if we want to do 
God's work His way, we will.  Then we'll be sure 
who gets the credit. 
                                -- J. David Branon 
 
        Let others have the honors, 
         The glory and the fame -- 
          I seek to follow Jesus 
          And glory in His name. 
 
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          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY  
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  There's no limit to the good we can do 
  if we don't care who gets the credit. 
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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:   Ecclesiastes 10-12

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