Dear Friends of �Dial Daily Bread�:
He�s in our local newspaper--a man who says he feels like crying. He has spent 15 years and some $20,000 restoring his rare beloved Porsche 1600 Super, only 212 left now in all the world. He was preparing his for display at the Cruise Nite when all the car buffs bring out their treasures to be admired.
Then something went wrong in the engine and the car caught fire; now it�s a total loss. I�ve never restored a rare classic, but short of money I�ve known what it is to re-build a vehicle just to have a family car. And when you invest time and effort it must be a keen disappointment to lose it all. A part of you is in it. It�s worse than simply losing money or time. The newspaper story is entitled, �Up in Smoke.�
Is there a better way to invest 15 years plus $20,000? By means of His sacrifice on His cross, the Lord Jesus Christ gives us �15� precious years of life, plus in some way the equivalent of $20,000. In 1 Corinthians 3 Paul discusses facing the Lord in judgment to answer for what one did with what He gave us. Do we want to �build on this foundation wood, hay, straw� in a worship of idolatry? �Each one�s work will become manifest; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire;
and the fire will test each one�s work, of what sort it is� (vss. 11-13). The fire has to come! Many are idolaters who are sincere, they just don�t know better.
Modern life offers us an almost infinite variety of idolatries, especially in our well-heeled societies. �But I�m just bored!� someone complains. What the Bible calls �the truth of the gospel� gives a living substitute for any idolatry, whether of sports or materialism. Living for Jesus in this grand Day of Atonement is a cure for idolatry. And exciting, too!
Be sure to check your e-mail for "Dial Daily Bread" again tomorrow.
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