"Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved" (Acts 16:31)
When a man is trapped in a mine, he cannot save himself. Since the man must be saved. No small amount of effort is expended to save such a man from the clutches of death. But it must be admitted, both the decision to save and the power to save rest in the hands of others.
The same thing is true in your relationship to God. The Bible says we are all "dead in trespasses and sins" (Ephesians 2:1). In other words, we are all like dead people because of our sins. "The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23). Dead people cannot save themselves. That would be like a dead person getting up out of a grave under his or her own power. It can't be done. In fact, our whole generation is like a mass of walking dead people. We need to be saved from this generation of walking dead. As Peter said so long ago, "Be saved from this perverse generation" (Acts 2:40).
The point is, you cannot save yourself from the consequences of your sins. Only God can save you! God expended no small amount of effort to bring about salvation for people like you and me. He sent Christ into the world. And the Bible says, "It is He who will save His people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). Christ died on a cross to pay for the sins of others. Christ rose again from the grave. He could do that because He is God. Because Christ paid the penalty for sin and then rose again from the dead, He gives others victory over death and sin. Although you cannot save yourself from sin and death, Christ can save you. "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved" (Acts 16:31).
Contributed by Dennis J. Prutow, via Mr. Mom’s Mailing List
Thought for the week: Nothing lasts forever – not even your troubles. -- Arnold H. Glasow
Funny for the week: Help Wanting
Here's a job to avoid: hiring manager. See what you'd have to contend with?
The candidate answered his cell phone and asked the interviewer to leave her own office because it was a "private" conversation.
The candidate told the interviewer he wouldn't stay with the job long because he might get an inheritance if his uncle died—and the old man wasn't "looking too good."
The candidate said she couldn't provide a writing sample because all her writing had been for the CIA and it was "classified."
When the applicant was offered food, he declined, saying he didn't want to line his stomach with grease before going out drinking.
The candidate flushed the toilet while talking to the interviewer during a phone interview.
And with it his chance of a job went down the drain………..Chaplain Barnes
Last week’s answer: Who transported the letters of Paul to Philemon? Onesimus (Col. 4:7-9)
This week’s question: Which book tells stories about king Belshazzar?
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