"Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come." (1 Cor. 16:2) "...Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching." (Heb. 10:25)

A man was hunting in a forest when a storm came up. Looking about for a shelter from the rain, he found and crawled into a hollow log, which fitted quite snugly. The rain lasted for hours and soaked through the wood. The log began to swell with the moisture in it. When the storm was over the hunter was unable to get out. The log held him tightly, and finally, exhausted, the man gave up. Knowing that he would starve to death, his life flashed before him. He remembered that he had failed to attend the Bible classes as he should have. He remembered also how he had failed to give to the Lord as he had been prospered. After realizing how he had done wrong, it made him feel so small that he was able to crawl out of the log! (From Lanett Bulletin)