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OUR DAILY BREAD                    Wednesday,  May  25, 1994
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READ: Galations 5:16-21

   "MIXED SIGNALS"

    Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not
       fulfill  the  lust  of the flesh.

        - Galations 5:16

Our society sends mixed signals.  I got  a  letter  from  my
credit  card company, saying, "Mr. Egner, you are one of our
most valued customers.  We would like to raise  your  buying
power by $3,000."  The next day, because I was late in send-
ing a payment of $36.96, I got another letter from the  same
company.  It made me feel like a terrible person.  It seemed
to be saying that if I didn't pay up immediately, they would
take action against me.

Which am I?  A valued customer or a terrible  person?   Even
more,  how am I going to handle these mixed signals?  On one
hand, I was urged to go out and spend a lot more money.   On
the  other,  I  felt  threatened because I was late making a
payment.  It's like the signals our society sends young peo-
ple.   In  some  ads, movies, and videos they're told to in-
dulge themselves now - with sex or alcohol.   Yet  at  other
times they are warned about AIDS and drinking while driving.

Our society sends many conflicting messages; the Bible  does
not.   The  Word  of God tells us not to listen to our lusts
but to follow God's ways,  depending  fully  on  the  Spirit
(Gal.  5:16).  If we do that, we will not live with the anx-
iety that results from following mixed signals.

Author:  David C. Egner

Present your life to Christ today,
Give Him your all without delay;
You'll know true joy and gladly say,
"I've found the way to live!"      - J. David Brannon

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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God's  signals  are meant for
   our protection, correction, and direction.

The Bible in One Year:  Psalms 133-135

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