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         OUR DAILY BREAD                      Thursday, January 13, 1994
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          READ:  2 Chronicles 32:1-8

                                  A MAJORITY OF ONE

                            With him is an arm of flesh;
                          but with us is the Lord our God.
                                 --2 Chronicles 32:8

          When  Sennacherib, king of Assyria, invaded Judah, Hezekiah  knew
          that the city would come under attack, so he went into action  to
          defend  the  city.  He  built up the broken wall  and  raised  up
          another  outside  of it.  He also "made weapons  and  shields  in
          abundance" and "set military captains over the people" (vv.5-6).

          But  it  would  take more than that to save  the  city  from  the
          onslaught  of  the powerful armies of  Sennacherib.  So  Hezekiah
          called  the  people together to encourage them.  In the  face  of
          their seemingly hopeless situation, he declared, "There are  more
          with us than with him" (v.7).

          How  could  he say this?  He gives the answer in  the  very  next
          verse: "With [Sennacherib] is an arm of flesh; but with us is the
          Lord  our  God, to help us and to fight our  battles."  That  was
          their hope.  Sennacherib had power, men, and prestige -- "an  arm
          of flesh" -- but the inhabitants of Jerusalem had the Lord!

          Is  there some "enemy" pressing in on you today?  Do you feel  as
          though  the opposition is about to crush and  destroy  you?  Does
          everything  seem hopeless?  Take heart, child of  God!  With  the
          Lord on your side, you are never outnumbered.

          Author:  Richard W. De Haan

                            A mighty fortress is our God,
                              A bulwark never failing;
                            Our helper He, amid the flood
                             Of mortal ills prevailing.
                                      --Luther

          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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          One plus God is always a majority.

          THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Genesis 40-42

          
          




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