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Posted On: 08/26/2008 11:37:33
 $Account.OrganizationName A Daily Study of God's Word for Christian Sportsmen August 26, 2008
Today's Photograph: . . .Trout Taking the Fly. (MQ)

Bible Study Verse
Matthew 15:8-9
" 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.' " (NIV)

Thoughts
One of our favorite fly-fishing trips has been Yellowstone Park. To avoid the crowds, my two boys and I would hike a couple of miles off the beaten path. (We were told that they had never had a bear attack in groups of three or more. We still took the necessary precautions.) When we fished the Yellowstone River we used yellow-or orange-bodied stimulators. These represented large caddis or small hoppers. To locate the cutthroats you had to watch very carefully for a small swirl or rise; then, lightly present the fly just above the rise. They didn't seem to travel very far laterally, so the cast had to be very accurate. If you put it on the spot with a good presentation, you had the fight of your life. It took quite a while to land the fish because of their size and the current. The boys quickly learned quickly to focus in the areas where the trout were working and put the fly on the mark. (TL)

Action Point
In our worship, do we focus and respond to God? As Creator, Savior, Sustainer of the Universe, and Sovereign Judge, have we given Him all the worth and honor that is due Him? Jesus said,
"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and worshipers must worship in spirit and truth (John 4:23-24).


Sportsmen's Tip of the Day
If the fish are rising to your fly but not taking it, drop down one size on your fly and tippet.
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