On Natural man<\/b><\/p>\n
Georges Gurdijieff, on natural man: Each man has a definite repertoire of roles which he plays in ordinary circumstances. But put him into even only slightly different circumstances and he is unable to find a suitable role. For a short time, he becomes himself.<\/p>\n
P.D. Ouspensky, In Search of the Miraculous (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich)<\/p>\n
Taken Off Guard<\/b><\/p>\n
Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is. If there are rats in a cellar, you are most likely to see them if you go in very suddenly. But the suddenness does not create the rats; it only prevents them from hiding. In the same way, the suddenness of the provocation does not make me ill-tempered; it only shows me what an ill-tempered man I am.<\/p>\n
C. S. Lewis<\/p>\n
Readiness<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 Ready to answer\u2014 1 Peter 3:15<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ready to preach\u2014 Romans 1:15<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ready to distribute\u2014 1 Timothy 4:16<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ready for every good work\u2014 Titus 3:1<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ready to die\u2014 Acts 21:13<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ready to meet the Lord\u2014 Luke 12:36<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ready to enter the glory\u2014 Matthew 25:10<\/p>\n
From the Book of 750 Bible and Gospel Studies, 1909, George W. Noble, Chicago.<\/p>\n
Pony Express<\/b><\/p>\n
When it comes to being on the alert and ready at any moment to do the job, it\u2019s hard to beat the Pony Express. This historically famous mail service between St. Joseph, Missouri, and California depended on constant movement and readiness. Relay stations were established every ten to fifteen miles. A rider would shout aloud as he approached a station, giving the station master very short notice that he needed to be outside waiting with a fresh mount. Even when a rider came to the station where he was to spend the night, another rider was already mounted and waiting, ready to grab the first rider\u2019s bundle of packages and continue the trip.<\/p>\n
The completion of the transcontinental telegraph system rendered the Pony Express obsolete after just eighteen months. But we have this service\u2019s intriguing example of what it means to be ever watchful. Jesus used two parables to teach us the value of readiness and watchfulness as His servants.<\/p>\n
Today in the Word, December, 1997, p. 17<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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