We saw one case on a telecast today, where a man with 2-2 flopped 2-4-9 on the flop for three of a kind. His opponent went all-in with 9 high, and appeared doomed. The turn brought a 4, which paired the board and gave the leader a full house. But the river was a 9, giving the bad bettor a winning superior full house to stay in the tournament!
Have you ever seen "miracle cards" like that come? If you'd played poker for any length of time, you probably have. But have you stopped to consider a larger miracle?
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I thirst." Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. - John 19:28-29 (KJV)
Jesus was moments away from death -- yet His simple request led to the fulfillment of an Old Testament prophecy about the Messiah:
They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. - Psalm 69:21 (KJV)
That psalm was written hundreds of years before Jesus was born. Yet someone in the crowd outside Jerusalem just happened to have vinegar to give the Lord at His dying moment.
C'mon now -- "just happened"? This is one of many "miraculous" events about the life of Jesus which were foretold in the Old Testament. hundreds of years in advance. And we think the odds of the vinegar event coming true were a lot higher than catching a 4 or a 9 on the river.
Believers in Jesus are focusing right now on His life, death and resurrection. If you never have, we think you should. Put the Bible to an accuracy test. The results might beat any strategy you have for your life - and the life beyond this one.
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