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OUR  DAILY   BREAD                 Wednesday,   May 18,1994
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READ: Luke 12:13-21

          "DON'T GET GREEDY"

    One's life does not consist in the
   abundance of the things he possesses.

                         - Luke 12:15

Philip Parham tells the story of a  rich  industrialist  who
was  disturbed to find a fisherman sitting lazily beside his
boat.  "Why aren't you out there fishing?" he asked.

"Because I've caught enough fish for today," said the  fish-
erman.

"Why don't you catch more fish than you need?" the rich  man
asked.

"What would I do with them?"

"You could earn more money," came the impatient reply,  "and
buy  a  better  boat  so  you could go deeper and catch more
fish.  You could purchase nylon nets, catch even more  fish,
and  make  more money.  Soon you'd have a fleet of boats and
be rich like me."

The fisherman asked, "Then what would I do?"

"You could sit down and enjoy life," said the industrialist.

"What do you think I'm doing now?" the fisherman replied  as
he looked placidly out to sea.

We chuckle.   Yet that story highlights an important  truth.
If  we  live only to accumulate material wealth, we'll never
get enough.  We'll work more and more frantically - until we
collapse!

Been working all the  time?   Refusing  to  take  vacations?
Life is more than possessions.  Learn to trust more fully in
the God who has given us all things to enjoy.

Author:  David C. Egner

 Once my life was full of effort,
 Now 'tis full  of  joy  and zest;
 Since  I took His yoke upon me,
 Jesus gives to me His rest.  - Simpson

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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Some people  are  so busy  preparing  for  a  rainy  day  that
   they  miss  God's sunshine.

The Bible in One Year:  Psalms 112-114