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          OUR DAILY BREAD                           Tuesday April 19, 1994
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          Read:  Galatians 3:19-4:7

                                   LIVING ROYALLY

                        You are no longer a slave but a son,
                  and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
                                    Galatians 4:7

          There  is  an  ancient  story about  a  man  named  Astyages  who
          determined  to do away with a royal infant by the name of  Cyrus.
          He summoned an officer of his court and told him to kill the baby
          prince.  The  officer  in  turn  delivered  the  youngster  to  a
          herdsman  with instructions that he should take him high up  into
          the mountains where the baby would die from exposure.

          The herdsman and his wife, however, took the child and raised him
          as  their own.  Growing up in the home of those humble  peasants,
          he naturally thought they were his real parents.  He was ignorant
          of his royal birth and his kingly estate.  Because he thought  he
          was a peasant, he lived like one.

          Many  Christians  fail to realize all that is theirs  in  Christ.
          They  live  as  spiritual peasants when  they  should  be  living
          royally.  According to the apostle Paul, believers "are all  sons
          of God through faith in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:26).  He also said,
          "Because  you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His  Son
          into your hearts, crying out, 'Abba, Father!'  Therefore you  are
          no  longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir  of  God
          through Christ" (Gal. 4:6-7).

          God  has  given  us  everything  we  need  to  live   victorious,
          fulfilling lives.  Let's not live like peasants.

          Author:  Richard W. De Haan

                              God has given all we need
                               For life and godliness,
                           But we still have to put to use
                             The gifts that we possess.
                                        Sper

          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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          A child of the king shouldn't live like a slave of the world.

          THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Psalms 25-27











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