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bluidkiti · 04-09-2014, 12:02 PM

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Ephesians 2:8-9
Several years ago when I was pastoring in Oklahoma, there was a doctor in our church who had delivered many babies over the years. One day, he was telling me about a very tough delivery where the mother and the baby almost died. But gratefully, both of them came through happy and healthy.

When he finished, I told him, “You know, Doc, that sounds like a miracle.”

He looked at me and said, “Preacher, every birth is a miracle. I’ve studied how it happens and I know how a baby develops in the womb. But the reality is that I just don’t understand how any of them get here.”

When a baby is born, it’s the work of God. And when someone is reborn into the Kingdom, it’s also the work of God. Just as the baby can’t take credit for being born, neither can the believer take credit for being born again. New life is a gift from God alone.

Whether your salvation came when you quietly decided to follow Christ as a child, or it was a dramatic knock-down like the apostle Paul’s, it is a miracle of God. Thank Him for the incredible gift of eternal life He’s given in Christ!

THANK GOD TODAY FOR THE INCREDIBLE GIFT OF NEW LIFE HE’S GIVEN YOU.

Jack Graham

MajestyJo · 04-09-2014, 08:46 PM

I believe it was the Grace of God that got me to the doors of recovery. It was His Grace that kept me alive to get here. It was my faith in the program and my God that kept me here.

04-09-2014, 12:02 PM	#1
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 73,907	The miracle of your new life For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 Several years ago when I was pastoring in Oklahoma, there was a doctor in our church who had delivered many babies over the years. One day, he was telling me about a very tough delivery where the mother and the baby almost died. But gratefully, both of them came through happy and healthy. When he finished, I told him, “You know, Doc, that sounds like a miracle.” He looked at me and said, “Preacher, every birth is a miracle. I’ve studied how it happens and I know how a baby develops in the womb. But the reality is that I just don’t understand how any of them get here.” When a baby is born, it’s the work of God. And when someone is reborn into the Kingdom, it’s also the work of God. Just as the baby can’t take credit for being born, neither can the believer take credit for being born again. New life is a gift from God alone. Whether your salvation came when you quietly decided to follow Christ as a child, or it was a dramatic knock-down like the apostle Paul’s, it is a miracle of God. Thank Him for the incredible gift of eternal life He’s given in Christ! THANK GOD TODAY FOR THE INCREDIBLE GIFT OF NEW LIFE HE’S GIVEN YOU. Jack Graham __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.

04-09-2014, 08:46 PM	#2
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	I believe it was the Grace of God that got me to the doors of recovery. It was His Grace that kept me alive to get here. It was my faith in the program and my God that kept me here. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

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