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Breath Of LifeIn his book Life After Heart Surgery, David Burke recalls his close brush with death. Lying
in his hospital bed after a second open-heart surgery, he found
himself in incredible pain, unable to draw a full breath. Feeling that he was slipping toward eternity, he prayed one last time, trusting God and thanking Him for forgiveness of his sin. David
was thinking about seeing his dad, who had died several years earlier,
when his nurse asked how he was feeling. He replied, “I’m okay now,” explaining he was ready to go to heaven and meet God. “Not on my shift, buddy!” she said.
Soon the doctors were opening his chest again and
removing two liters of fluid. That done, David began to recover.
God
fashioned our days even before we existed (Ps. 139:16),
and
we exist now only because “the
breath of the Almighty gives [us]
life” (Job 33:4). Though
we don’t know how many
breaths we have left—we can rest in
the
knowledge that He does.
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| Read: Psalm 139:13-18 |
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Psalm 139 -Audio-)
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The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. —Job 33:4 |
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| Bible
in a Year: 1 Samuel 25-26; Luke 12:32-59 |
"Reflexions from Our Daily Bread"
Posted by: Ben Ayala : benayalal@gmail.com
Thanks to the Sources at: rbc[dot]org -and- odb[dot]org |
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