Read: Psalm 37:21-29

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His
hand.

• Psalm 37:24

Paul Wylie was skating in the 1988 Winter Olympics at Calgary. He was nervous as he
began his program before 20,000 people and a TV audience of millions. Then, in his first
jump, something went wrong. He writes, "A flash later my hand touched the ice; the
blade will not hold. I start slipping and now I realize it; I am falling. All I hear as I
collapse to the ice is the emphatic groan of what seems like a million voices."

Wylie was faced with a split-second choice: He could focus on the mistake and give up,
or he could keep on skating and do his best. Just then this Scripture verse came to his
mind: "Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down" (Ps. 37:24). He
continued his routine and decided to skate "heartily, as to the Lord" (Col.
3:23). At program’s end the crowd burst into enthusiastic applause for his courage
and determination.

As followers of Jesus, we may be knocked off our feet by a powerful blow. A loved one
may die, or we may lose a job, or we may be overlooked for a promotion. We may be dismayed
by a fall into sin. It’s one thing to fall; it’s quite another to give up. If we
get up again, reaffirm our faith in Christ, and keep on serving Him, we will not be
"utterly cast down."

• David C. Egner

Success is failure turned inside out –

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit,

It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit. -Piggott

SUCCESS CONSISTS OF GETTING UP JUST ONE MORE TIME THAN YOU’VE FALLEN DOWN.

OUR DAILY BREAD, Copyright 1999 by Radio Bible Class, Grand Rapids,Michigan. Used by
permission.

• Geo –

Edwardsburg, MI