For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors.And the ransom He paid was not mere gold or silver.
He paid for you with the precious lifeblood of Christ,the sinless,spotless lamb of God. -1 Peter 1:18-19.
A doctor once told of his experience on the mission field:
A whole series of sick women and girls from a village far away had come to our hospital in the capital,one after the other.For a long time i wanted to visit that small community,but hindrances had cropped up time and time again.
Finally after three years i succeeded in carrying out my plan.Yet i was somewhat fearful.Would those villagers have forgotten what they had learned of the saviour in the mean time?
They welcomed me with great joy,gathered around me and i started to ask and elderly woman. "Now,do you still know what you learned when you were with us?"
"No, that was a long time ago."
"Don't you still know how Jesus healed the sick?"
"No,I've forgotten all about that."
"But surely you remember the blind man whose eyes He opened?" - "No,I can't remember any more."
"Don't you remember how He fed the hungry people in the wilderness?" - "No.I can't rememjaer that either."
"Don't you still know about the Saviour dying?" - "Oh yes,"She exclaimed radiant with joy,"I know that: He died for me.He shed His blood for my sins.I shall never forget that!"
Though this elderly woman may not remember all other great and amazing things she learned about Jesus,but one special thing about her is the fact that she remembered the most important part of Christ's mission on earth which is to save her from her sins.
However,the question now is,what about you? Are you saved?
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