OUR DAILY BREAD             Wed., February 15, 1995
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READ:  2 Samuel 22:1-20

                BADGER BRAINS

"The rock badgers are a feeble folk, yet they
       make their homes in the crags."

                        -- Proverbs 30:26

We could learn a lot from the rock badger.  This
small animal (also called a coney or hyrax) knows
where to go when danger comes.

The large ragged crags jutting up from the mountains
form a perfect hiding place for the badger.  If an
eagle swoops down and tries to capture him the little
animal is protected by the rock.  The eagle would
have to tear the mountain apart to get to its prey.

When a lion is on the prowl for lunch, the badger
goes undetected by lying close to the rock because
he is the color of the mountain.

As long as the badger hides in the rocks, he is safe.
If he wanders away into the grassland, he is dead
meat.  The most courageous badger in the world is no
match for even a small lion.  The badger is wise
enough to know that his strength lies not in working
out at the gym but in taking shelter in the crags.

If you have the brains of a badger, you'll figure out
where your strength lies.  "Be strong in the Lord,"
the Scripture urges us, "and in the power of His
might" (Eph. 6:10).  "The Lord is my rock and my
fortress," cried David after being hunted by his
enemies (2 Sam. 22:2).

Badgers know where their strength lies.  Do you?

                                -- Haddon W. Robinson

        He cannot fail, your faithful God,
       He'll guard you with His mighty power;
       Then fear no ill though troubles rise,
        His help is sure from hour to hour.

                                -- Henry G. Bosch

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             THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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           You have nothing to fear
    if you stay close to the Rock of Ages.

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Numbers 34-36

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