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OUR DAILY BREAD                  Saturday, October 29,1994
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READ: Acts 21:20-22:10



                        "WHAT'S NEXT?"

              Lord, what do You want me to do?

                         - Acts 9:6


Having just received the Lord Jesus as his Savior from sin,
an enthusiastic young boy blurted out, "Now what do I do?
What's next?" He had the right idea! Although nothing futh-
er had to be done to receive salvation, there was much more
to do to serve God.

The Bible, in Ephesians 2:8-9, makes it crystal-clear that
we are saved by grace through faith. We could never do any-
thing to deserve salvation. The best we have to offer is
not good enough to meet the Lord's holy standards. We ex-
perience forgiveness of sin, find peace with God, have the
promise of heaven and become possessors of everlasting life
by trusting the Lord Jesus and Him alone. It is impossible
for anyone to earn these favors!

Following conversion, however, we should respond as that
young boy and the apostle Paul did, "Now what do I do?
What's next?" Immediately after stating that we are not
saved by works, Ephesians 2 tells us, "We are His workman-
ship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand that we should walk in them" (v.10).

Find there's faith, then comes service. We believe to be-
come Christians. We serve because we have been saved.
That's what's next!

Author: Richard W. De Haan

        Oh, what can I give to the Master,
        The One who from sin set me free?
        I'll give Him a lifetime of service
        To thank Him for dying for me.

        - K. De Haan


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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We cannot work for salvation,
  but salvation is followed by works.

The Bible in One Year: Luke 4-6


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