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“And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” --Acts 4:12 Jesus came to earth to be our Savior…the Savior of our hearts. Because of our sin we were all lost! Now, I know this isn’t a popular statement to make in our culture today. No one really wants to hear that they’re a sinner, much less that they’re lost on their own. We all want to believe that we’re self-sufficient. But that’s not what the Bible tells us. In fact, if I could reduce the message of the entire Bible down to two words it would simply be, “Jesus saves.” The Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. This was promised and provided in Christ only. The salvation spoken of in today’s verse includes everyone. No one is excluded! Jesus didn’t die just for a select few. He died for you and He died for me. Jesus came to be the Savior of the world and God’s desire is that every man, woman, boy, and girl be saved. God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance! So take time today to thank God for sending us His Son…and for the eternal life you have in Him.  And take the time to share that good news with someone who needs to hear it today! Take time to praise and thank God for the salvation you have in Jesus Christ. God Knows the Way by Dr. Paul Chappell “Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.” Psalm 48:11–14 During World War II when the Germans launched their bombing campaign against England, the Blitz took a terrible toll on English civilians. The massive waves of planes dropped their bombs indiscriminately, hoping to demoralize the English people. As a result of the campaign of terror, Operation Pied Piper was launched to move tens of thousands of children out of the cities and into the countryside where they would be safer. Trains rolled out of London and other large cities day after day, carrying the children away from their homes. Some were able to stay with relatives, but many ended up spending years with total strangers. It is said that a reporter at one point asked a young boy standing on a platform getting ready to board a train if he knew where he was going. “No,” the boy replied without fear, “But the king does!” Although the path that we walk through this world is not always visible to our eyes, it is not hidden from God. He knows exactly what is coming—what we will face and how we will respond. “Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure” (Isaiah 46:10). Many Christians go off course when they don’t see God working immediately. Rather than trusting Him to work in His time, they take matters into their own hands. That route always leads to trouble. But we will never regret trusting and following God.   Today’s Growth Principle:  We can always trust the God who knows the future to direct our path through uncertain times.