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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Lehigh Gorge Railroad engine
Jim Thorpe, PA
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"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23).
"There’s a light in the valley of death now for me,
Since Jesus came into my heart!
And the gates of the City beyond I can see,
Since Jesus came into my heart!"
In church we recently sang, "Since Jesus Came Into My Heart." When the above verse appeared on the screen, "There's a light in the valley of death now for me" at first glance I mistakenly saw the words "death row" instead of "death now".
To myself, I cried out, "Whew, I'm sure glad I'm not on death row", a thought that had never crossed my mind before, nor the extent of the burden I would bear knowing my execution was scheduled. Suddenly, it was as though the Holy Spirit stopped me in my thought process and said, "But you were on Death Row".
Romans 6:23 tells us "The wages of sin is death" - the wages I earned put me on death row.
But since Jesus came into my heart - I received the free gift from God - eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Praise God, I am now on life row!
Let us focus on the words, "gift of God". Gift translates the Greek word "charisma", which is itself derived from "charis." Charis is that wonderful word normally translated "grace" in our Bibles. Of course many will recall the simple, yet descriptive definition of grace as, "unmerited favor." It would also be accurate to translate this as "grace gift”.
This gift stands out. There are no catches and the offer is extended to all. There are no waiting lines or no limited supply. It is available to all people, "to every nation and tribe and tongue and people" (Revelation 14:6). Millions now living and millions more who are now with the Lord can testify to its veracity and lasting value of this gift.
Near the very end of the Book of Revelation we read about this free gift again, "Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life" (Revelation 22:17).
What is this free gift? "Eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord".
What's your response to the free gift of salvation? Rejoice that you have been chosen by God to receive this grace gift of eternal life through salvation in Jesus Christ! Have you asked Jesus to come into Your heart? If not, do so today and receive His free gift that keeps on giving - eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Join us on life row.
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: Father,
when
Jesus gave His all as a sacrifice for our sins You made available to us
the free gift of salvation that is for all eternity. We cannot pay for
our forgiveness nor can we repay Jesus for His sacrifice for our
sins. All we give in return is a heart surrendered to His plan
for
our lives here on earth that will be more fully experienced in the
great beyond. May our hearts be set on things above where Christ is
seated at Your right hand. Thank You for not giving us the wages we
earned and sentencing us to death row, but instead You give us eternal life
through Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"Since Jesus Came Into My Heart" Video Homecoming singers
"Since Jesus Came Into My Heart" Video Canton Junction (a bit more bluegrass sound)
I took today's lead photo of the engine on the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway several weeks ago when we stopped by Jim Thorpe on the way back from a visit to the Poconos.
Video of bike train (My kind of background music!)
Send a message to Stephen & Brooksyne
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Scripture references are from The Holy Bible: New International Version. © 1984 by International Bible Society; NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. and the King James Version.
Personal Mission Statement: "I am created by God to bring Him glory. Through God's Son Jesus Christ I have been redeemed and I make it my life's goal to please the Lord. My mission in life is to honor God through my faith and obedience and to prepare myself and all whom I may influence for eternity."
© Copyright 2014 Stephen C. Weber - All Rights Reserved
Daily Encouragement Net - 495 Kraybill Church Road - Mount Joy, PA 17552 USA
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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Lehigh Gorge Railroad engine
Jim Thorpe, PA
Listen to this
message on
your
audio player."Life Row"
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23).
"There’s a light in the valley of death now for me,Since Jesus came into my heart!
And the gates of the City beyond I can see,
Since Jesus came into my heart!"
In church we recently sang, "Since Jesus Came Into My Heart." When the above verse appeared on the screen, "There's a light in the valley of death now for me" at first glance I mistakenly saw the words "death row" instead of "death now".
To myself, I cried out, "Whew, I'm sure glad I'm not on death row", a thought that had never crossed my mind before, nor the extent of the burden I would bear knowing my execution was scheduled. Suddenly, it was as though the Holy Spirit stopped me in my thought process and said, "But you were on Death Row".
Romans 6:23 tells us "The wages of sin is death" - the wages I earned put me on death row.
But since Jesus came into my heart - I received the free gift from God - eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Praise God, I am now on life row!
Let us focus on the words, "gift of God". Gift translates the Greek word "charisma", which is itself derived from "charis." Charis is that wonderful word normally translated "grace" in our Bibles. Of course many will recall the simple, yet descriptive definition of grace as, "unmerited favor." It would also be accurate to translate this as "grace gift”.
This gift stands out. There are no catches and the offer is extended to all. There are no waiting lines or no limited supply. It is available to all people, "to every nation and tribe and tongue and people" (Revelation 14:6). Millions now living and millions more who are now with the Lord can testify to its veracity and lasting value of this gift.
Near the very end of the Book of Revelation we read about this free gift again, "Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life" (Revelation 22:17).
What is this free gift? "Eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord".What's your response to the free gift of salvation? Rejoice that you have been chosen by God to receive this grace gift of eternal life through salvation in Jesus Christ! Have you asked Jesus to come into Your heart? If not, do so today and receive His free gift that keeps on giving - eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Join us on life row.
Since Jesus came into my heart,
Since Jesus came into my heart,
Floods of joy o’er my soul
Like the sea billows roll,
Since Jesus came into my heart.
Since Jesus came into my heart,
Floods of joy o’er my soul
Like the sea billows roll,
Since Jesus came into my heart.
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: Father,
when
Jesus gave His all as a sacrifice for our sins You made available to us
the free gift of salvation that is for all eternity. We cannot pay for
our forgiveness nor can we repay Jesus for His sacrifice for our
sins. All we give in return is a heart surrendered to His plan
for
our lives here on earth that will be more fully experienced in the
great beyond. May our hearts be set on things above where Christ is
seated at Your right hand. Thank You for not giving us the wages we
earned and sentencing us to death row, but instead You give us eternal life
through Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"Since Jesus Came Into My Heart" Video Homecoming singers
"Since Jesus Came Into My Heart" Video Canton Junction (a bit more bluegrass sound)
I took today's lead photo of the engine on the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway several weeks ago when we stopped by Jim Thorpe on the way back from a visit to the Poconos.
Video of bike train (My kind of background music!)
Send a message to Stephen & Brooksyne
To receive the "Daily Encouragement" each Monday-Friday through email see this page to subscribe to our email list. You can also subscribe to the Wordpress rss feed or through a Wordpress email subscription. (See the email subscription on the right side after opening this page.)
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our daily encouragement messages a blessing to you? We ask you to
consider making a donation to Daily Encouragement Net so that we can
continue to prepare and provide this daily resource which is
accessed by believers and seekers all over the world. Daily
Encouragement Net relies solely on the generosity and financial support
of its readers and podcast listeners. See here for more information on supporting this
ministry. Gifts are tax deductible.Permissions: Please feel free to pass on, reproduce and distribute any material on Daily Encouragement Net, in part or in whole, in any format, provided that you do not alter the wording in any way or charge a fee beyond the cost of reproduction. It is our desire to spread this material, not protect or restrict it. I do request that you keep the contact, copyright and subscription information intact.
Text only version for printing: To make a text only version for printing (without photos or any of the supplemental materials)
1) Open the basic text editor that comes with all computers (known as wordpad, textpad, etc.) You can also use a program like Word and select paste text only.
2) Select and copy the text from the portion of the message you want to print.
3) Paste into the text pad. (The photos won't show up but you will have a brief text description of the photo which you can delete or just ignore.)
4) Format if you desire (change font, increase or decrease size, etc.)
5) Print!
Scripture references are from The Holy Bible: New International Version. © 1984 by International Bible Society; NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. and the King James Version.
Personal Mission Statement: "I am created by God to bring Him glory. Through God's Son Jesus Christ I have been redeemed and I make it my life's goal to please the Lord. My mission in life is to honor God through my faith and obedience and to prepare myself and all whom I may influence for eternity."
© Copyright 2014 Stephen C. Weber - All Rights Reserved
Daily Encouragement Net - 495 Kraybill Church Road - Mount Joy, PA 17552 USA