HE IS ALIVE!!

Today's devotional is from LOVE WORTH FINDING, the ministry of Adrian Rogers:


BIBLE MEDITATION:“I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore.” Revelation 1:18


DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:I went to see Lenin’s tomb when I was in Moscow. He is sealed in a crystal case. You can see his waxen face and his trimmed beard, and on that tomb these words are written: “He was the greatest leader of all peoples of all countries of all times. He was the lord of the new humanity. He was the savior of the world.” Do you notice it’s all past tense? He was.

Jesus is alive. He is the great I AM. It is an encounter with the living Christ that makes the difference in our lives. We serve a Savior who is alive and listening to our every prayer. He is bottling every tear and rejoicing with every victory.

ACTION POINT:Thank God for His plan of love that sent His Son to die for you. Praise Him that Jesus lives forevermore!

I serve a risen Savior

He's in the world today

I know that He is living

Whatever men may say.

I see His hand of mercy

I hear His voice of cheer

And just the time I need Him

He's always near.

He lives!
He lives!
Christ Jesus lives today.

He walks with me

And talks with me

Along life's narrow way.

He lives!

He lives!

Salvation to impart.

You ask me how I know he lives?

He lives within my heart!!!

---Alfred H. Ackley

“Why should I worship a dead Jew?”

This challenging question was posed by a sincere young Jewish student who had been attending evangelistic meetings conducted by the author and composer of this hymn, Alfred H. Ackley.

Mr. Ackley’s answer to this searching question, ultimately prompted the writing of this popular gospel hymn, He Lives.

The composer answered his inquirer:

"He lives! I tell you, He is not dead, but lives here and now! Jesus Christ is more alive today than ever before. I can prove it by my own experience, as well as the testimony of countless thousands. "

Mr. Ackley’s forthright, emphatic answer, together with his subsequent successful effort to win the man for Christ, flowered forth into song and crystallized into a convincing sermon in hymn on He Lives!

So he sat down at the piano and voiced that conclusion in song. He says, The thought of His ever-living presence brought the music promptly and easily.