Here is some food for your Daily Bread!
3/23—Start Your Day Off Right Series
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Story:
3/23–The story is told of a chaplain in the war who saw a soldier with one arm. He later discovered that the young man had heroically pushed another soldier out of harm’s way and had taken the full brunt of an explosion himself.
The chaplain tried to console him, “You lost your arm for a great cause.” The soldier quickly corrected the chaplain by saying, “Not quite. I did not lose my arm for a great cause – I gave my arm for a great cause.”
In a similar manner, Jesus shoved us off of the cross, took the full brunt of sin’s debt, and gave his life as a ransom for us. No greater sacrifice has ever been given.
– adapted from Dr. Stan Coffey, http://www.sanjacintobaptist.org Amarillo, TX
Scripture:
Hebrews 11:33-40
Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
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