All Our Days are a Bonus from Him....

"During the time that rebels in Colombia attacked Christians and churches, the following happened: A group of Christians were meeting in their church in the hills, when all of a sudden a man came running to the church, shouting: ‘A group of killers are on their way to this church.’ For a moment fear filled the church. Should they all run away and hide? At this moment of despair a brother stood up and said: ‘Fear not, you are not in Colombia, you are in Christ.’

It had such an impact on the believers that instant calm returned to the group. Or, as another Christian leader in Latin America stated: ‘In order to be a Christian here, you have to recognize the truth, that any extra day you live will be considered a bonus.’

Yes, we have died already. Death is not awaiting us. We have experienced it already in Christ and have been raised to life eternal. The coming death of the body is therefore just a passage, a pass-through.

Let us use the bonus time we have to live for Him." (from Day by Day devotional, Open Doors ministry)

"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me." (Galatians 2:20)