NEW LIFE

Greetings dear friends and followers!
Today has been a day when I have been able to share with a good number of people, as I had to conduct a funeral of a very wonderful Salvationist at Rosebud Corps.

This soldier had been converted at the age of 12 years, became a Junior Soldier of the Northcote Corps and then in 1982 transferred as a Senior Soldier to the Rosebud Corps.

It was a great time this morning midst the sadness of having to say farewell in this sense to a lovely friend, but also a joy to know that from our Christian belief she is now forever with her Lord.

It was a lovely moment when a gentleman who was a member of this morning's congregation came and told me that something that had been said during the service had an impact on him, and that he wanted to speak more about the Christian experience of being "born again" and that for him it was time to be obedient to the Lord., and to discover this new life in Christ for himself.

Is it not true that out of death comes life! In his case a new life in Christ.

No wonder we can then with the Apostle Paul say, "O death where is thy sting, O grave where is thy victory, the sting of death is sin, but thanks be to God who gives us the victory through Jesus Christ our Lord. (1.Corinthians 15: 55)

I remember singing these words in Church and they are great; "He came to give us life in all its fullness, He came to make the blind to see, He came to banish death and doubt and darkness, He came to set His people free." John Gowans. ( The Song Book of The Salvation Army Song 274 --Chorus)

Some one once said to me, "I wouldn't be dead for quids!" You know that is my tetsimony, however there was a time when I was dead! Dead in trespasses and sin, but Jesus found me and gave me life. Hallelujah!

Today I hope you know you are alive, that is alive in Christ and enjoying life in all its fullness.

God Bless you today.

"You have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life." Psalm 56: 13.

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