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  • Verse to DATE the Word on October 28 (10/28) is John 10:28

    “And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither
    shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.” – John 10:28
    SAVED, Safe, and Secure in the Hands of Jesus

    “I give them eternal life!” What a promise!  Do you recall those precious words of John 3:16? John 3:16 tells us that God sent His Son that whosoever believes in Him would have eternal life and not perish!!! God sent us a Savior, His very own SON.  He gave His very own Son so that through Him WE could have eternal life. Jesus Christ came to give His life in order to give us life, here now and hereafter forever.  WHAT A SAVIOR!  Because of Him, we are SAVED!

    “And they shall never perish.”  What a 2nd promise!  SAVED and SAFE! As a sinner, we completely deserve to perish yet as born-again believers we have the promise that this will never happen to us.  Like the Apostle Paul, we can make the statement “To die is gain!”   

    If however you are reading this and you have not been born again I plead with you to do so.  While a person should not live in fear, I would tell you to live in fear as Matthew 10:28 “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.   2 Peter 3:9 says, “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.”   Do not put off accepting the Lord for presently you will perish in your sins!

    “Neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand!” What a 3rd promise! SAVED! SAFE! SECURE!! We are as secure as the strength of His hands thus we are completely secure in the hands of Jesus! Then to add to this security Jesus tells us that His Father is involved in holding us secure.  Notice John 10:29 as it reveals, “My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.  

    No wonder the Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 8:38 “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39  nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

    Ponder and praise God today for your SALVATION that has been provided by and then protected by our incredible, wonderful Good Shepherd!

    Verse to DATE the Word on October 28 (10/28) is John 10:28. It says, “And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.”

    Jesus Christ came to give His life in order to give us life, here and hereafter.

    Continue Strong knowing you are SAVED! SAFE! SECURE for all eternity!
    And remember to DATE the Word

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  • Verse to DATE the Word on September 3 (9/3) is Romans 9:3

    “For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my
    brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh,” – Romans 9:3
    THE DEEPEST of  DESIRES for the Lost to be Saved

    Many years ago I was in my freshman year at The Criswell Bible College in Dallas Texas and one of the required classes for all new students was Evangelism with Dr. Paige Patterson, who was the President of the College.  Dr. Patterson was a huge believer in the memorization of Scripture and so we were to memorize 7 verses a week.  Yes, 7 verses a week or 1 verse a day!  The verses he assigned us to memorize were tied to evangelism and Romans 9:1-3 were one of the first of the assigned verses.   

    Romans 9:1-3 tells of the Apostle Paul’s heart for his fellow Israelites to be saved.  He writes, “I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, 2  that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. 3  For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh,”

    One needs to pause to ponder what one just read as it is very sobering to think the Apostle Paul wanted to see other Jews saved so badly that he himself wished he could go to hell rather than them.  

    Dr. Patterson did not just give us verses to memorize but he taught the meaning of the verses.  I can still hear him asking from Romans 9:1-3 how much did we really want to see family and friends, neighbors and even strangers, come to know the Lord. There was a silence in the room that day as we paused to consider how badly the Apostle Paul wanted to see fellow countrymen be saved as he said he wished he could be accursed so they could be saved.  

    Accursed means to go to hell.  It means to be cut off.   The ESV says, “For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh.”
    The Message reads “If there were any way I could be cursed by the Messiah so they could be blessed by him, I’d do it in a minute. They’re my family.”

    Now we know that what Paul wished cannot happen but what a heart for the lost. 

    Are you brokenhearted over a lost family member, friend, neighbor, associate, and/or stranger that you would rather go to hell so they could go to heaven?  Is your heart filled with sorrow and grief that the lost are lost and headed to an eternity in hell?

    Two more questions.  Are you WEEPING for a lost person to be saved? Are you WITNESSING to a lost person to be saved? 

    Verse to DATE the Word on September 3 (9/3) is Romans 9:3. It says, “For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh,”

    May our hearts be as broken for the lost as the Apostle Paul’s heart was.  May our hearts be as broken as the Lord Jesus for the lost as He did come to seek and to save the lost.  

    Continue strong with a broken heart for the lost.   
    And remember to Date the Word.