“I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.”
Psalm 119:93
Every effort to apprehend Juan Chavez, one of the most wanted criminals in Mexico, had proved futile. Yet one day he appeared voluntarily in a Saltillo, Mexico, court house and announced his identity. The shocked judge asked, “Who brought you in?” Chavez held up a Bible and answered, “This book has brought me back, back to pay my debt to society.” He went on to explain, “When I got back from one of my raids, I found this book among the loot. I was hiding in a cave at the time and since I had nothing else to do, I began reading the book. I couldn’t get away from it. This Bible has changed my life” (source unknown).
This story calls to mind a friend of mine who, years ago, was on the verge of taking his life. At the very last moment, God’s Word filled his mind with words of love and grace. With his life now preserved, he has lived vibrantly for Jesus ever since.
If you think you’re at a dead end, remember, “The LORD will … watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore” (Psalm 121:7-8).
This story calls to mind a friend of mine who, years ago, was on the verge of taking his life. At the very last moment, God’s Word filled his mind with words of love and grace. With his life now preserved, he has lived vibrantly for Jesus ever since.
If you think you’re at a dead end, remember, “The LORD will … watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore” (Psalm 121:7-8).
Scripture Focus
Psalm 121
Insight
A dead end is but an invitation to follow Jesus—the Way, the Truth and the Life—to a new beginning.
Bible In A Year
- Job 3-4
- Psalm 44
- Luke 7
