dashed the hopes of some other family.
Brody’s
chance at life came at the cost of someone else’s
death.
Our opportunity for a spiritual heart
transplant, for salvation from sin, for a better
life here and now, and eternal life hereafter,
also comes at the...
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dashed the hopes of some other family.
Brody’s
chance at life came at the cost of someone else’s
death.
Our opportunity for a spiritual heart
transplant, for salvation from sin, for a better
life here and now, and eternal life hereafter,
also comes at the cost of a life.
“But God
demonstrates His own love toward us, in that
while we were still sinners, Christ died for us”
(Romans 5:8).
Notice, Christ died for us not
“when we were worthy,” or “when we obeyed
God’s law perfectly,” or even “when we became
aware of our need,” but “while we were still
sinners.
”
Brody’s heart was only going to get worse
without a transplant.
His desperate need
made him eligible.
And he had to depend
on someone, somewhere, making a gift of a
healthy heart.
No hearts were available for
purchase, and if they were, he and his family
could not afford one.
Once again, the same
holds true for salvation: “For the wages of
sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Roma
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