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Our Daily Bread                           Saturday, June 11, 1994

                         WORTH REMEMBERING

Read: Psalm 126

The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad... Those who sow
in tears shall reap in joy. -- Psalm 126:3,5

I heard Chuck Colson say in a television interview that he would never
forget the joy and peace he felt when he surrendered to Jesus Christ.
Many of us remember times when we were ecstatic because the Lord had
mey our need in a remarkable way. We often refer to such times as
mountaintop experiences.

Life, however, is also marked by dark and difficult valleys. At such
times we encourage ourselves by reflecting on the past and letting our
mountaintop experiences be a reason to look ahead with confidence. They
can reassure us that God who helped us then will not fail us now.

We saw that in today's Scripture reading. After recounting the joy the
Israelites felt when God miraculously delivered them, the psalmist asked
God to be merciful again. In doing so, he used two images to express his
expectation of blessing. The first metaphor was of the dry gullies of
the desert that suddenly became torrents during a downpour (Ps. 126:4).
The second was of a fruit that develops slowly and quietly as the result
of earnest sowing and reaping (vv.5-6).

God's past faithfulness assures us that He will meet our future needs.
That's worth remembering. -- HVL


                      O God, our help in ages past,
                        Our hope for years to come,
                    Our shelter from the stormy blast,
                     And our eternal home! -- Watts

Bible in one year: Ecclesiastes 4-6

Thought for the day:

The better our memory, the better our praise.

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