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Note in a Bottle

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[LbNA] Note in a Bottle

From: (Mohmers@aol.com) | Date: 2000-03-06 23:24:50 UTC-05:00
I received this neat email message that I though fitting for letterboxers:


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I read the story of a man who found a note written by Desert Pete.
It was in a tin can tied to an old pump handle on a remote desert
trail.

Dear Friend,

This pump is all right as of June 1932. I put a new sucker washer
in it and it should last for at least five years. But the washer
dries out and the pump has to be primed. So under the white rock to
the north I've buried a bottle of water, out of the sun and corked
up.

There's enough water in the bottle to prime the pump, but not if
you take a drink first. Pour about one-fourth of the water and let
it soak the leather washer. Then pour in the rest medium fast and
pump like crazy. You'll get water.

This well has never run dry. Have some faith. Then, when you've
pumped all the water you need, fill the bottle and put it back
where you found it for the next feller who travels this path.

--Desert Pete

Like the next person who found that note, we need to be reminded to
leave things in good order for those who will come after us. And
that means paying attention to the instructions God left for us
about integrity and effort. It means having faith that they'll
produce a good result for us, that God will never fail us. Then we
leave something for those who are going to be coming down the path
after we're gone.

If you are grateful for what you were bequeathed as a citizen, or
in your family, or at work, or in the Body of Christ, be unselfish
enough to remember that others are yet to come after you. Leave
something they can use to prime the pump.
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Have you ever wondered about heaven and what the "entrance requirements" are?
There are many theories but you can find out for yourself what the Bible
says. These are just a few passages that explain God's plan:
Acts 2:36-41 Romans 10:17 Matt 10:32-33
Romans 10:9-10 Acts 8:34-38 Acts 2:38 Romans 10:14+
Matt 28:19-20 Mark 16:16 Acts 22:16
1John 4:3 Matt 10:32 1 Peter 3:21
How do you do that? These passages are good examples of how:
Acts 2:36-38; Romans 6:1-5; Ephesians 2:19; Acts 16:29-33
Then: Eph 2:4-5; 2 Cor 5:14-17 & Romans 8:12-14; Eph 4:16
On that last day you can claim your reward: Romans 8:18; Rev 2:10

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Romans 16:16
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