I hit a deer with a pretty large truck once. I caught it with a good bit of the front end and after having pulled the truck over; we found the deer was in the middle of the road and not moving. My coworker and I went over to see its condition and get it out of the way of traffic. At first we thought it was dead, but then noticed it was breathing. Well to make a long story short, after 5-10 minutes of trying to encourage the deer off the road, it gradually became stronger and more alive until the last thing we saw was that deer running away through the brush! Whatever it had, it was over it; it went from dead to alive.
I personally know hundreds of people that have been supernaturally, “brought back to life” by Christ. Every one of us recognized our need, had faith and asked for it. The only difference was our level of decay, but even then the level didn’t matter. Dead is dead. No matter what level you are at, Jesus can make you alive, very alive. Lazarus smelled like a road killed deer in August for crying out loud! Perhaps you at one time were healed, but have since continued down that road that leads to death. Jesus and His forgiveness are still there. It’s not too late. What level of decay are you at? Will you be like the deer that I hit, come back to life and get out of the road…or? Something to think about…
A newlywed farmer and his wife were visited by her mother, who immediately demanded an inspection of the place. The farmer had genuinely tried to be friendly to his new mother-in-law, hoping that it could be a friendly, non-antagonistic relationship. All to no avail though, as she kept nagging them at every opportunity, demanding changes, offering unwanted advice, and generally making life unbearable to the farmer and his new bride. While they were walking through the barn, during the forced inspection, the farmer's mule suddenly reared up and kicked the mother-in-law in the head, killing her instantly. It was a shock to all no matter their feelings toward her demanding ways. At the funeral service a few days later, the farmer stood near the casket and greeted folks as they walked by. The pastor noticed that whenever a woman would whisper something to the farmer, he would nod his head yes and say something. Whenever a man walked by and whispered to the farmer, however, he would shake his head no, and mumble a reply. Very curious as to this bizarre behavior, the pastor later asked the farmer what that was all about. The farmer replied, "The women would say, 'What a terrible tragedy' and I would nod my head and say, 'Yes, it was.' The men would then ask, 'Can I borrow that mule?' and I would shake my head and say, 'Can't. It's all booked up for a year.'"
Are you in God’s book? Lighthouse of Faith, 141 E. Main St. Canton, 570-673-5912 www. lighthousecanton.com We get together Sun. at 10:30 am. See you there? Until next time, look up and smile!