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Does this story seem unbelievable to you? Can you imagine the joy of the family who had organized an unnecessary funeral? Does the entire idea of having someone who once was "dead" but now alive seem incredible? The media picks up this story for its emotionally-charged joy-to-grief/grief-to-joy angle, and many of you are reading this story today in complete wonder. And then missing the easy-to-see analogy.

That grief-to-joy moment can be yours for the taking. The Bible says that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The Bible says that the wages of sin is death. The Bible says that you, that me, that all of us were dead in our sin.

But Jesus says "I am the resurrection and the life." The Bible says that "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." And the Bible says that you need only believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and you shall be saved.

That death-to-life is not merely a sensational headline. It is, in fact, the most important transformation that you can encounter in your life if you turn over your heart to Christ. Will you choose that this very day?