Civil War<\/b><\/p>\n
In the early years of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln became so angered at the inactivity of Union commander George McClellan that the president wrote his commanding general this one-sentence letter: \u201cIf you don\u2019t want to use the army, I should like to borrow it for a while. Respectfully, A. Lincoln.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today in the Word, July 18, 1993.<\/p>\n
Quote<\/b><\/p>\n
Adolphe Monod said, \u201cBetween the great things we cannot do and the small things we will not do, the danger is that we shall do nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leading the Way by Paul Borthwick, Navpress, 1989, p. 137<\/p>\n
Quittin Meetings<\/b><\/p>\n
Sam Jones was a preacher who held revival services, which he called \u201cquittin\u2019 meetings.\u201d His preaching was directed primarily to Christians, and he urged them to give up the sinful practices in their lives. Sam\u2019s messages were very effective, and many people promised to quit swearing, drinking, smoking, lying, gossiping, or anything else that was displeasing to the Lord.<\/p>\n
On one occasion Jones asked a woman, \u201cJust what is it that you\u2019re quittin\u2019?\u201d She replied, \u201cI\u2019m guilty of not doing something\u2014and I\u2019m going to quit doing that too!\u201d Even though she had no bad habits to give up, she wasn\u2019t actively living to please God.<\/p>\n
Our Daily Bread, September 6, 1992<\/p>\n
Stop the Itching<\/b><\/p>\n
One day a young man moved into a cave to study with a wise man. He hoped to learn everything there was to know. After giving his student a stack of books, the wise man sprinkled itching powder on his student\u2019s hand and left. Every morning the wise man returned to the cave to monitor his student\u2019s progress. \u201cHave you learned everything there is to know yet?\u201d the wise man asked.<\/p>\n
And every morning his student said, \u201cNo, I haven\u2019t.\u201d Then the wise man would sprinkle itching powder on the student\u2019s hand and leave. This was repeated for months. But one day, as the wise man entered the cave the student took the bag of itching powder and tossed it into the fire.<\/p>\n
Congratulations!\u201d said the wise man. \u201cYou\u2019ve graduated. You\u2019ve learned you don\u2019t have to know everything to do something positive. And you\u2019ve learned how to take control over your life and stop the itching.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today in the Word, May 1, 1992<\/p>\n
Fictitious Army<\/b><\/p>\n
Perhaps you recall the scene from the movie \u201cPatton.\u201d General Patton was pacing back and forth on the balcony of an English mansion. General Eisenhower had him set up as commander of an entirely fictitious army, complete with fake air traffic. The Germans are fooled and do not rush to the defense of the beaches of Normandy, thinking that the real invasion will be at Calais, headed by Patton.<\/p>\n
Of course Patton is extremely upset. He can\u2019t believe that he is being kept out of the most glorious war of the century. He says to a subordinate that he feels God has some great calling for him, some great army to move, but General Bradley, of all people, is in charge of the only army then going anywhere.<\/p>\n
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