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Monday, July 21, 2008
Who Can Be Saved?
"And it will be very hard for rich people to enter the
kingdom of God! It would be easier for a camel to go through
the eye of a needle!" The followers were more amazed and said
to each other, "Then who can be saved?"
-- Mark 10:25-26 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
If we are talking about meeting a legal requirement to be saved, we're
all doomed. God is holy and we are not. God is pure and we are not. God
is generous and we struggle to be. God is genuine and we struggle with
hypocrisy. God is gracious and we are often petty and grudging. And ...
when it comes to money, the vast majority of people are selfish or
fearful or miserly or faithless. So who can be saved? Ah, God has
already provided for our shortcomings and rebellious moments.
Otherwise, who could be saved!
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O Father, I recognize the gift of salvation as a gift from your grace.
I do not deserve it. I did not earn it. However, dear Father, please
know I cherish this gift of grace and I praise you for your loving and
sacrificial generosity shown me in Jesus. Amen.
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