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Key Bible Verse: Be prepared in season and out of season … keep your head in all situations …(2 Timothy 4:2b,5a). Bonus Reading: 2 Timothy 4:1-5

I woke up to the familiar sound of the 6:00 news. That day it was particularly depressing. A woman had shot her boyfriend, a man admitted poisoning his wife, political campaigns were growing more negative. Jim Scott, the usually upbeat deejay, said, "Won't somebody call in with some good news?"

As I lay there in bed, still half asleep, I thought, "That's a 50,000-watt station. Somebody needs to grab this chance to say something positive for Christ!" Then it struck me: I am somebody. I dialed the number. A few minutes later, Jim Scott put me on the air.

Thinking quickly, I told how my church had recently purchased an old church building in a center-city neighborhood. I shared my excitement about how university students and community residents were pooling their resources and working hard to refurbish an old building to use as a place of worship and an activity center for youth. After a few minutes, the deejay thanked me for calling, and I hung up.

Standing there in my bathrobe, I laughed out loud as I thought, "I must be dreaming! I think I just spoke on the radio to hundreds of thousands of people!"

—David Faust in Faith Under Fire

• What would you say to someone who asked you to share some good news?

Thought to Apply: When the heart is on fire, sparks will fly out of the mouth.

—ANONYMOUS

Credits: Adapted from—Thursday: Faith Under Fire (Standard, 1997)

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