According to legend, writes Zig Ziglar, a very wise old man lived on a hilltop
overlooking the beautiful city of Venice in Italy. It was reputed that he could
answer any question anyone might ask him. Two local boys figured they could
trick him so caught a bird and took it to the wise sage. "Tell us," they asked,
"is the bird in our hand dead or alive?" The wise man replied, "Son, if I say
the bird is alive, you will close your hands and crush it to death. Or, if I say
the bird is dead, you will open your hands and it will fly away. The answer is
in your hands."
And so it is with life. Whether we succeed or fail, live a meaningful or empty
life, lay up treasures in heaven or go empty handed to meet our Lord and
Saviour, it's all in our hands! For whatever we sow we reap. It's the law of the
harvest (Galatians 6:7).
By Dick Innes, Daily Encounter
www.actsweb.org/detoday . Used by permission.
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