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Our Daily Bread - Sunday, August 8, 2016
by RBC Ministries

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THE UPRIGHT THUMB

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But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
-Genesis 6:8

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Psalms 74-76
Romans 9:16-33

According to African fable, four fingers and a thumb lived together on a hand. They were inseparable friends. One day, they noticed a gold ring lying next to them and conspired to take it. The thumb said it would be wrong to steal the ring, but the four fingers called him a self-righteous coward and refused to be his friend. That was just fine with the thumb; he wanted nothing to do with their mischief. This is why, the legend goes, the thumb still stands separate from the other fingers.
This tale reminds me that at times we may feel we're standing alone when wrongdoing surrounds us. In Noah's day, the earth was filled with violence; every thought in every heart was "evil continually" (Genesis 6:5,11). Yet "Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD" (v.8). Fully devoted to God, Noah obeyed Him and built the ark. The Lord, in His grace, spared him and his family.
We too have been shown God's grace through His Son Jesus' life, death and resurrection. We have every reason to bring Him honour and stand strong for Him in our daily lives. He is always near, even abiding in us, so we never really stand alone. His "ears are open to [our] cry" (Psalm 34:15). - Jennifer Benson Schuldt
They show their colours when they stand
For what is true and right;
And those who venture all on God
Are pleasing in His sight. D. DeHaan

It's easy to stand with a crowd; it takes courage to stand alone.

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