A Bible verse can save lives! - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2024

Repent, and believe in the gospel.
Mark 1:15

A Bible verse can save lives!
Katja had become a believer many years ago. Then she became mentally ill. She could no longer believe that God had really forgiven her. One afternoon she got into her car and drove off – with no destination and no courage to live. She was confused, could no longer think clearly and wanted to end her life. As she drove, she passed a billboard. Written in oversized letters was the Bible verse: “Repent, and believe in the gospel”!

Katja read the Bible verse and it touched her heart. She abandoned her plan and drove home. Then she sought out a counsellor who encouraged her and prayed with her. Today she lives a joyful life. She is extremely grateful to be God’s child; she knows she is loved by Him.

Yes, God is still speaking today – sometimes loudly and sometimes quietly, sometimes His Word is “like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces”, and sometimes He pulls “with bands of love”. Sometimes He speaks through a sermon, sometimes through a Bible verse (as with Katja), and sometimes through a word, a look, or a touch (Jeremiah 23:29; Hosea 11:4; Acts 17:22–31).

But always, by whatever means, He wants to reach hearts, to change them, to hold people back from “the Pit”. His words are “spirit” and “life”. They are “words of … life” that speak concretely and personally to the human heart (Job 33:18; John 6:63; Acts 5:20).

Am I being reached by God’s Word? Do I realise that He is speaking to me – especially to me, and right now in my particular situation? He loves me and wants to save me, do good to me and have me with Him forever. How do I answer Him? And when will I answer Him?

Today’s reading: 1 Kings 17:7-24 · John 11:45-57