Oct 3.97: Light For The Day - "The Bible"

Psalm 119:9 (NIV):
"How can a young man keep his way pure?
By living according to your world."

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"The Bible"

A young man from a famous family was about to
graduate from high school. It was the custom in
that affluent neighborhood for the parents to give
the graduate an automobile. Bill and his father
had spent months looking at cars, and the week
before graduation they found the perfect car.
Bill was certain that the car would be his on
graduation night.

Imagine his disappointment when, on the eve
of his graduation, Bill's father handed him a
gift-wrapped Bible! Bill was so angry, he threw
the Bible down and stormed out of the house.
He and his father never saw each other again.
It was the news of his father's death that brought
Bill home again.

As he sat one night, going through his father's
possessions that he was to inherit, he came
across the Bible his father had given him.
He brushed away the dust and opened it to find
a cashier's check, dated the day of his graduation,
in the exact amount of the car they had chosen
together.

- Beckah Fink

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any of the difficulties we experience as Christians
can be traced to a lack of Bible study and reading.
We should not be content to skim through a chapter
merely to satisfy our conscience. Hide the Word of
God in your heart! A little portion well digested is
of greater value to the soul than a lengthy portion
scanned hurriedly. Do not be discouraged because
you cannot understand it all. Go on reading.
As you read, the Holy Spirit will enlighten the
passages for you. 

Reading the Bible has a purifying effect upon
the heart and mind.
- Billy Graham
Prayer:
Let the enlightenment of the riches of Your Word
sink deep within my soul, Lord.

-- Graham"

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Proverbs 4:10-12 (RSV): 
"Hear, my son, and accept my words,
that the years of your life may be many. 
I have taught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness. 
When you walk, your step will not be hampered;
and if you run, you will not stumble."

2Timothy 3:16,17 (RSV): "All scripture is inspired
by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for
correction, and for training in righteousness, that
the man of God may be complete, equipped for
every good work. "

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Please pray for the Billy Graham Crusade 97 
in the Bay Area, Northern California:

1- San Francisco Cow Palace - October 9-11 (7:30pm)
2- Oakland Coliseum - October 25 (7:30pm), 26 (4pm)

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