Saved By The Bible

Some time ago, Pfc. Brendon Schweigart, 22, was on a mission to recover a tank that had broken down in Baghdad, Iraq. Upon reaching the tank, he was struck in the chest by a sniper’s bullet. Fortunately for Schweigart, the bullet became embedded in a Bible he carried in his shirt pocket. The Word of God had quite literally saved his life! Mr. Schweigart’s experience reminds me of a passage in the Bible. “Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.” (James 1:21) Pfc. Brendon Schweigart learned that keeping a Bible near your heart can literally save your life. But more important than that, keeping a Bible near your heart you will also be able to stop the attacks of the devil and will save your soul. Paul tells us in II Timothy 3:16-17, “All scripture is given by the inspiration of God. It is profitable for doctorine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete thourghly furnished unto all good works.” The Bible, when studied and applied to our lives through obedience can save our souls.

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