THE BEST THING ABOUT THE FUTURE IS THAT IT COMES ONLY ONE DAY AT A TIME.– Abraham Lincoln — The Bible says in Deuteronomy 33:25 The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days.

Read that verse also in the RSV.

Sometimes we want the strength for several days or several years. Or even the strength we need when we are on our deathbeds. But we don’t have it and don’t need it.

ONE DAY AT A TIME!

The Lord taught me that once when I was in Batu in Indonesia on my way to Germany. I still remember the morning, when I found a booklet about that in my room.

In the February 08 brochure of TELECOM we read “Telecom” ” Connecting New Zealanders.” It is also the issue which has the results of the survey conducted recently concerning Mobile Phones. (More than 2 000 Kiwis took part)

I am quoting,” Almost one in five would prefer to lose a finger or a toe than be permanently deprived of their mobile.”

“More than 50 percent of participants wouldn’t stop using a mobile for less than a million dollars. A further third said they’d need to be paid five million dollars to ditch their devices.”

It also says,”Mobile phones are so essential to our lives that we take them with us everywhere.”

I wish we would feel all that about the BIBLE, the Word of the Living God. The Bible is not only connecting people. The BIBLE is connecting people with God.

Are we willing to make some big sacrifices to save the Bible? Are we choosing the Bible over cash? Is the Bible so essential to our lives, that we carry it with us wherever we go?

Everyone gets enough exercise:

Jumping to conclusions,

Flying off the handle,

Running down the boss,

Knifing Friends in the back,

Dodging responsibility and

Pushing their luck!!

I came again to First Kings 22:48, where it says that trading ships where wrecked at Ezion Geber.

In Bible College a lecturer preached about that. He said many Bible College Students do not get to the Mission Field. They get wrecked at Ezion Geber. They never set sail!

HOW TRUE IS THAT!

The way to become powerful is to walk steadfastly before the Lord, our God!

Second Chronicles 27:6 (NIV) Jotham did that.

A. Places in Kaitaia, where I left copies for people to take:

1. Kaitaia Public Library–20 copies so far. The people in charge of the library are most helpful.

2. Book Shop in Union Church (LIVING BOOKS) –20 copies

3. Beta Body– Health & Fitness –20 copies

4. Kiwidotcom (Where I used to study)– 20 copies

5. Kaitaia Photo & Image Centre- Kodak Express– OK!

6. Women’s Refuge–

B. I have also asked many of my friends to pray for this project!