OUR DAILY BREAD             Friday, June 9, 1995
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READ: Luke 7:11-17     
                
                  LIFE-GIVING WORDS   

       "You He made alive, who were dead in     
                trespasses and sins." 

                         - Ephesians 2:1  

In Luke 7 we read the dramatic story of what happened
when Jesus encountered a large funeral procession.
A widow was on her way to the cemetery to bury her
only son.  With a heart full of compassion, Jesus
spoke to the woman, touched the coffin, and with a
command brought her son back to life.

What happened to that young man is an illustration
of what happens to a person who is converted to
Christ.  Until you and I come in contact with the
Savior, we are "dead in trespasses and sins" (Eph. 2:1) 
and on our way to the cemetery of what the Bible calls
the second death (Rev. 20:6).  We will be eternally
separated from God's love unless we are spiritually
reborn.

But when Jesus speaks to the needy sinner through the
convicting power of the Holy Spirit, and the person
puts his faith in Jesus, instantly he receives new
life.  Peace, joy, and blessing will follow.

Friend, have you heard  the life-giving words of 
Jesus?  He alone can take away the deadness of your 
soul and give you a thrilling awakening that brings
forgiveness and joy right now, and the prospect of
heaven forever.

If Jesus has rescued you from eternal death, ask
Him to use you to tell others of the One who gives
new life.

                                -- Henry G. Bosch

        Once far from God and dead in sin,
           No light my heart could see,
        But in God's Word the light I found --
            Now Christ liveth in me.

                                -- Whittle

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           THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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        When you trust God's Son,
     darkness gives way to the light.
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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Psalms 46-48

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