MORNING MANNA 2-23-24
CHANGED BY CHRIST
“And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.”- Luke 5:25–26
When people truly meet Jesus, it is a transforming experience. The man who had been paralyzed and unable to walk immediately got up when Jesus told him to do so. This is such a wonderful picture of our salvation. Prior to coming to Christ, we had no power or ability to do what was right. We were crippled by sin, and unable to help ourselves in any way. But the power of Jesus to save changes everything.
We see another great illustration of this truth in the life of Lazarus. Jesus waited until His friend was dead and buried before traveling to Bethany. When He went to the grave, Jesus wept for the sorrow and grief of His friends and their loss. Then He commanded Lazarus to rise from the dead—and he did! The resurrection of Lazarus was a miracle that the enemies of Jesus could not explain. “But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus” (Luke 12:10–11).
Our lives are meant to be testimonies to the power and grace of God. There should be evidence that is clear to everyone around us that we are no longer the same as we were before we met Jesus. Too often, Christians settle into a pattern of living just like the world around them rather than walking in the new life they have been given. If we are going to have an impact on the world, there must be clear evidence that we have been given a life-changing gift that can only be attributed to Divine power.The way we live each day should be irrefutable evidence of God’s power to change lives forever.-copied
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble,Tx
