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INSIGHTS from Bill Bright
Reflections from the late Founder and President/Chairman Emeritus of
Campus Crusade for Christ International

Trapped In A Fire!

I will praise you, LORD, for you have rescued me (Psalm 30:1, NLT).
 

Dear friends:

Their home on fire, a young boy was trapped upstairs.  The grandmother
attempted to rescue him, but she died in the horrible flames.

A man who saw the fire climbed up an iron drainpipe to the lad's window.
With the boy clinging to his neck and with a firm grip on the
drainpipe, he lowered himself and the boy to safety.

Weeks later, a public hearing was held to determine who should be given
custody of the boy.  A teacher, a farmer, and the town's wealthiest
citizen all gave reasons why they should be chosen to give the boy a
home.  But the sad boy only stared at the floor.

Then a man walked to the front of the room and announced his desire to
adopt the boy.  He slipped his hands out of his pockets and held them up
for the crowd to see.  His palms bore hideous scars.

The boy cried out in recognition and leapt into the man's arms.  This
was the man who had saved the child's life.  His hands had been scorched
when he climbed up the hot iron pipe.  As the boy nestled in the arms of
the man who saved his life, the other men walked away.  Those scarred
hands settled the issue.

In the same way, our Savior's nail-scarred hands have settled the issue
for us.  Our Lord's sacrifice saved us and made us children of God.
Like the young boy, we have been "adopted" as God's sons (Ephesians 1:5,
NIV).

As believers, we are not orphans who are homeless without parents or
family.  We have an incredible parent, our loving Heavenly Father, who
cares for us deeply and cares for us each moment of the day.  We also
have a wonderful family, consisting of brothers and sisters all over the
world.  And we have a marvelous home waiting for us in eternity.

Even now, we experience comfort, peace, and a sense of belonging through
our Father's Spirit -- the Holy Spirit -- who has made our heart His
home.  We are very important to God because we are His dearly beloved
children.

For all these wonderful blessings, let us thank God for our Savior's
precious, nail-scarred hands.

Yours for helping to fulfill the Great Commission
each year until our Lord returns,

Bill Bright

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The late Dr. Bill Bright was Founder and President/Chairman Emeritus of
Campus Crusade for Christ, an organization which began as a campus
ministry in 1951 and now has more than 27,000 full-time staff and up to
500,000 trained volunteer staff in 196 countries in areas representing
99.6 percent of the world's population.  In the past 50 years, Campus
Crusade for Christ has seen approximately 6 billion exposures to the
gospel worldwide.  The film, "JESUS," which Bright conceived and funded
through Campus Crusade for Christ, is the most widely translated and
viewed film of any type ever produced. Since its use began in 1980, the
film has been translated into 839 languages and viewed or listened to by
over 5.7 billion people in 228 countries.  Dr. Bright was also the
author of more than fifty books. Dr. Bright recently co-founded Global
Pastors Network to "Touch, Teach and Train" a group of 5 million new
house churches around the world 24/7/365 at
http://www.globalpastorsnetwork!
 .org.

Copyright (c) 2003, Bill Bright.  All rights reserved.  However, readers
may copy and distribute this message as desired, without restrictions in
number, as long as the content is not altered.  Forwarding this e-mail
to friends is encouraged.  For many evangelistic and spiritual growth
materials, visit the Campus Crusade for Christ Web site at
http://www.ccci.org. See http://www.campuscrusade.org for Bill Bright's
own materials.
 
 
 

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