SEND ME THE BOOK

 ANCHOR OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE

FRIDAY, 28TH JANUARY, 2022

A Devotional Guide of ANCHOR OF LIFE & REDEMPTION MINISTRY, Worldwide.

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE

General Overseer

Topic: SEND ME THE BOOK

Memorize: “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”  Joshua 1:8.

Scripture Reading: Psalm 14:1.

EXPOSITION:

When W. P. Mackay left home for college, his mother gave him a Bible. On the inside cover she wrote his name and a Bible verse. She also said she would pray for him. He graduated with honors from medical school and quickly advanced to become head of the largest hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland. But as he grew more successful, he also grew more wicked and coarse in his life-style. He even became president of an atheistic society.

One day a badly injured man was rushed to the emergency room. As Dr. Mackay examined the hopelessly crushed body, he was amazed by how peaceful the man was. The dying man asked, “What's my condition? I want the truth. I'm not afraid to die. I've trusted Jesus as my Savior. He paid for my sins on the cross. I know I'll be with Jesus when I die. “You have only a few hours to live,” said the doctor. He was surprised that this did not change the dying man's attitude. “Is there anyone we can contact?” “Yes,” said the man. “Contact my landlady and ask her to bring me the book.”

“What book?” Inquired the doctor. “Just ask her for the book. She will know.” The doctor did as the man asked, and then continue his rounds. But these words stuck in his mind: “I know I'll be with Jesus when I die.” A few hours later, Dr. Mackay returned to check on the man's condition. “He died a few minutes ago,” the nurse replied.

“Did he get his book in time?” “Just before he died.” 

“Was it his bank?” Asked the doctor. “See for yourself. It's under his pillow.”

Dr. Mackay reached under the pillow and found a Bible. As he removed it, the front cover turned back to reveal his own name, his mother's name and a Bible verse. It was his Bible - the one his mother gave him years ago! He had pawned it for money to buy liquor while on a drinking spree.  The doctor was overwhelmed. He rushed to his office and asked God to forgive him for his sinful life. As he prayed, he remembered a verse his mother taught him long ago: “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

Dr. Mackay immediately contacted his mother to tell her of his salvation, and how God used the Bible she gave him to dramatically answer her prayers. In due time, Mackay's life proved that “if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). The worldly, atheistic doctor became a preacher of the gospel!

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

God wants to save you just as He did Dr. Mackay? God “is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). Don't suffer in hell for your sins, when Jesus Christ has already taken your punishment. Trust Him and you too will be able to say, “I know I'll be with Jesus when I die.”

Prayer Point:

Lord, I repent of my wasted opportunities to know you or witness of you. Help me henceforth to be faithful to you to the end in Jesus name.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR – Leviticus 1-4.