Prisoner of War
This Week's Theme: Power of the Word
Monday, May 8, 2000
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Key Bible Verse: "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved" (Romans 10:9). Bonus Reading: Hebrews 4:12
After a daring and successful 1942 bombing raid over Japan, led by Jimmy Doolittle, Bombardier Jacob DeShazer was one of eight downed in Japanese-occupied China. The military rulers took savage revenge on them. Three died by firing squad. Jake DeShazer, in solitary confinement and consumed with hatred of his captors, frequently fought with his guards. In return he was cruelly beaten. But one day, a guard thrust a Bible into DeShazer's hands.
In the dim light of the cell, Jake read and was gripped by the prophets, which he reread six times. Moving on, Jake read with mounting excitement about Jesus. Reading in today's Key Bible Verse, DeShazer fell to his knees and prayed for forgiveness.
Jake forgave his captors as God had forgiven him. He realized that they mistreated him because no one had offered Jesus to them. If he survived his prison ordeal, DeShazer promised God, he would do so.
Released at war's end, he trained for missions, returned to Japan and over the next 30 years witnessed to thousands who flocked to see the "Doolittle raider."
Thomas Fleming in Lights Along the Way
Personal Challenge:
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Ask God to let the Bible tell His story to you.
Thought to Apply: I never knew all there was in the Bible until I spent those years in jail. I was constantly finding new treasures.
JOHN BUNYAN (author of Pilgrim's Progress)
Credits: Adapted from Monday: Lights Along the Way (Morehouse, 1999)
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