OUR DAILY BREAD             Monday, Feb. 20 1995
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READ:  1 Corinthians 1:17-31

               THE WAY MADE PLAIN

   "You see your calling, brethren, that not
        many wise according to the flesh...
                  are called."

                        -- 1 Corinthians 1:26

It was Abraham Lincoln who said, "God must have
loved the common people, since He made so many
of them."  I would modify that to say, "God must
have loved the common people, since He made the
way of salvation plain enough to be grasped by
all" -- yes, even me.

One need not have a high IQ to qualify for God's
favor.  Nor does experiencing salvation depend on
a person's ability to understand a complex philo-
sophical presentation of religious truth.  If
that were necessary, few could be saved!

Receiving salvation is a matter of faith.  It's
believing God and accepting His Word about His
Son Jesus Christ, His payment for our sins through
His death on the cross, and His resurrection.
It's trusting Him completely for salvation.
John 1:12 tells us, "As many as received Him, to
them He gave the right to become children of God,
to those who believe in His name."

The Bible says that the gospel "is the power of
God to salvation for everyone who believes"
(Rom. 1:16).  Whether educated or uneducated,
knowledgeable or ignorant, anyone can believe.  No
one will be able to stand before God and say, "I'm
not saved because I couldn't understand the gospel."
The way has been made plain.

                        -- Richard W. De Haan

     A ruler once came to Jesus by night
  To ask Him the way of salvation and light;
The Master made answer in words true and plain,
           "Ye must be born again."

                        --Sleeper

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          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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            Christ believed
         is salvation received.

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Deuteronomy 13-16

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