Save Your Soul
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Straight to the Cross
COLUMN: Fidelity
Save Your Soul
by Mike Benson
Ellis Cowart was an American soldier fighting in
World War II. On one occasion, he and his comrades
were in the middle of a fierce gun battle against
the German army.
"Bullets were flying everywhere; we were in the
middle of a crossfire," he said. Suddenly, one
bullet hit Ellis in the arm, one grazed his
forehead, one hit the edge of his helmet, and one
him him squarely in the chest. As it turned out,
Ellis had been keeping a small pocket New
Testament in the front bib of his jacket. This
little Bible prevented that last projectile from
actually penetrating his chest. "The Word" quite
literally saved his life. (The bullet stopped in
the latter part of Revelation 17.)
Mr. Cowart's experience reminds me of a passage
from the Bible. James says:
"Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow
of wickedness, and receive with meekness the
implanted word, which is able to save your souls"
(Jas. 1:21 NKJV).
Dear friend, you need to keep the Word of God near
your heart (Psa. 119:24), because only there can
it stop the attacks (i.e., "fiery darts") of the
devil (Eph. 6:16). Think about it.
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