BONES

Today's Reading: 2 Kings 13-14

Key Verse: 2 Kings 13:21

So it was, as they were burying a man, that suddenly they spied a band of raiders; and they put the man in the tomb of Elisha; and when the man was let down and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived and stood on his feet.

Imagine the surprise of the graveyard crew when they were running from the Moabites, to find the man they had just thrown in the tomb of Elisha running after them! Perhaps this is the reason why in some cathedrals the bones of people judged to be very godly are on display. We wouldn't count on the same thing happening with those bones.

Today we have the hope of new life. Though there were no bones left behind in the tomb of Jesus, life definitely flows into us from contact with the living Saviour! We can never read too often Colossians 2:13: "And you, being dead in your trespasses…have been made alive together with Him, having forgiven all your sins."

PRAYER FOR TODAY:

Lord Jesus, we pray for Your consistency to be strong in us. This is a two-year journey through Your word, which may well be the most important two years of our lives. We're counting on Your indwelling and life-giving Presence to give us a full and abundant life, as you have promised in John 10:10. In Your all-powerful Name, Amen!

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