Golden Nugget - "Go Sit Down And Cry"

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Greetings Saints in Jesus name!

This is definitely not a nyuk, nyuk.  I got this from CHRISTIA last week
but hadn't the time to review it and send it in to the saints on Higher-Fire.
Very good stuff.  Nice nuggets to chew on... enjoy!

Bro. Tyler
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   Reading the Bible is vital for every Christian.  How can we learn about
God or grow spiritually if we do not spend time studying the Book in which
He has made Himself known to us?  Taking a few minutes each day to read a
chapter is a good way to start.  But we should also block out extended
periods of time for exploring God's Word and reflecting on what He is saying
to us.
   The importance of spending much time with something of great value and
beauty is illustrated by a quote from the National Geographic magazine about
Carl Sharsmith, an 81 year old guide in Yosemite National Park.  "Carl was
back at his tent quarters after a long afternoon with tourists.  His nose
was flaked white and red with sunburn; his eyes were watery, partly from age
but also from hearing again an old question after a half century of summers
in California's Yosemite National Park.  

A lady tourist had hit him with a question where it hurt: "I've only got an 
hour to spend at Yosemite," she declared.  "What should I do?  Where should 
I go?"  The old naturalist-interpreter-ranger finally found voice to reply.  
"Ah, lady, only an hour."  He repeated it slowly.  "I suppose that if I had 
only an hour to spend at Yosemite, I'd just walk over there by the river and 
sit down and cry."  

A whole lifetime is not long enough to appreciate fully the beauty and 
learning and value of the Bible. That's why we must take time to study its 
truths and make them real in our lives.

Psa 119:2 KJV Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek
              him with the whole heart.

Jer 15:16 KJV Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was
              unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called 
              by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.