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Thursday, March 9

Daily Bible Reading

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Old Testament: Leviticus 17:1 - 18:30

New Testament Mark 14:17-42

Psalms/Proverbs Psalm 31:9-18

Based on NIV Seasons of Reflection 365-Day Bible

Messages referring to the Bible Reading:

BLOOD AND SEX
LOVE'S EXTRAVAGANCE
SMITE THE SHEPHERD
FROM BROKENNESS UNTO BLESSING


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Three Bullets

There once was a man who had nothing for his family to eat.

He had an old rifle and three bullets. So, he decided that he
would go out hunting and kill some wild game for dinner.

As he went down the road, he saw a rabbit. He shot at the rabbit
and missed it.

The rabbit ran away.

Then he saw a squirrel and fired a shot at the squirrel and
missed it.

The squirrel disappeared into a hole in a cottonwood tree.

As he went further, he saw a large wild "Tom" turkey in the
tree, but he had only one bullet remaining.

A voice spoke to him and said, "Pray first, aim high and stay
focused."

However, at the same time, he saw a deer which was a better
kill.

He brought the gun down and aimed at the deer, but then he saw
a rattlesnake between his legs about to bite him so he
naturally brought the gun down further to shoot the rattlesnake.

Still, the voice said again to him, "I said, 'Pray, Aim high and
Stay focused.'"

So, the man decided to listen to God's voice.

He prayed, then aimed the gun high up in the tree and shot the
wild turkey.

The bullet bounced off the turkey and killed the deer.

The handle fell off the gun and hit the snake in the head and
killed it. And when the gun had gone off, it knocked him into
a pond.

When he stood up to look around, he had fish in all his pockets,
a dead deer and a turkey to eat for his family.

The snake (Satan) was dead simply because the man listened to
God.

Moral of the story:

Pray first before you do anything, aim and shoot high in your
goals, and stay focused on God.

Never let others discourage you concerning your past.
The past is exactly that, "the past."

Live every day one day at a time and remember that only God
knows our future and that He will not put you through any more
than you can bear.

Do not look to man for your blessings, but look to the doors
that only He has prepared in advance for you in your favor.

Wait, be still and patient; keep God first and everything else
will follow.

~Author Unknown~


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