OUR DAILY BREAD             Sat., Feb. 25, 1995
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READ:  Colossians 1:19-29

              BETTER THAN YOUR BEST

       "I also labor, striving according to
       His working which works in me mightily."

                             - Colossians 1:29

When John became a salesman in a well-known insurance
company years ago, his aim was to work effectively in
his firm without compromising his Christian integrity.
But there were those who considered him naive.  In
their view, one could possess job security OR Christian
integrity -- not both.

But John did not waver in his commitment to be a godly
witness in the business world.  Although he was in a
job that required accurate calculations, he had a weak-
ness when it came to simple arithmetic.  This forced
him to depend more on Christ in everything, which
enhanced his witness.

John eventually became the company's top salesman, and
God used him to win many colleagues to Christ.  Later,
as branch manager, John and his team became the company's
largest branch worldwide -- all without compromising
Christian integrity.

Are you striving to live and work without compromise in
a tough place?  Are you doing your best, but your best
is not enough?  Colossians 1:29 reminds us that depend-
ence on God's mighty power within us is what makes us
effective.  John, the businessman, summed it up like this:
"God helps me do BETTER than I can!"

He will do the same for you.

                                -- Joanie E. Yoder

        Savior, let me walk beside Thee
         Let me feel my hand in Thine;
         Let me know the joy of walking
        In Thy strength and not in mine.

                                -- Sidebotham


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           THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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May our boast be not in what we do for Christ
       but in what Christ does for us.

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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Deuteronomy 29-31
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