When I was in the US Air Force many years ago, I was trained as a medic. I could have been sent to Vietnam as I was trained in treating combat wounds, among others. I also learned resuscitation when someone has stopped breathing. Life can be brought back with chest compressions and mouth to mouth breathing.
The Bible teaches us that we all were dead in our sin, with a sinful nature that doomed us to a devils’ hell. But God the Father did an incredible act of mercy. He sacrificed His only begotten Son on a rugged cross and counted that price sufficient, no, more than sufficient, to pay for our sin. He made us, in our sin, to die on that cross in Christ. So we also were dead, placed in a borrowed grave in Christ. Then hallelujah! When he raised Christ to life, He raised us in Christ as well. We were brought back to life without chest compressions, but with the sovereign act of God our Father.
The Apostle Paul wrote, “For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead. You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.“ (Colossians 2:12-14)
All we have to do is accept what Jesus did on the cross for us, repent, and we’re forgiven and made alive in Christ to live forever! If you haven’t done it, or not sure, then simply talk to Him now. Be alive, in Jesus name.
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