Sunday, July 27, 2008

Thoughts for Today

Some people think they have power when they can take a gun and shoot someone dead. But I think that someone has power if they can take someone who’s been dead and bring them back to life. Now that’s power!

- By Eric Elder: Faith Resurrects


You can read about at least ten resurrection stories in the Bible, stories where someone has been physically dead and then been raised back to life.

- Elijah raised the son of the widow (1 Kings 17:17-22)
- Elisha raised the son of the Shunamite woman (2 Kings 4:32-35)
- Elisha’s bones touched a dead man who was raised back to life (2 Kings 13:20-21)

- Jesus raised a widow’s son (Luke 7:11-15)
- Jesus raised Jairus’ daughter (Luke 8:49-56)
- Jesus raised Lazarus after Lazarus was dead for four days (John 11:1-44)

- God raised Jesus from the dead (Matthew 28:5-10)
- God raised many others from the dead at the same time He raised Jesus (Matthew 27:50-53).

- Peter raised Tabitha from the dead (Acts 9:38-40)

- Paul raised Eutychus from the dead (Acts 20:9-12).

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

In Matthew 5, He says: “Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you” - I think power to me is to be able to do that. LOL =)

Anonymous said...

Raising the dead? Those guys in Pfizer darn good at it.

~~~beeranyone

Maverick SM said...

Tanie,

I like what you quote; but I don't think I am able to follow that virtue.

Beeranyone,

You naughty guy!

Anonymous said...

Anwar-Najib war raised Dollah from the dead