Our Daily Bread

The link to life

According to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.

— Titus 3: 5 By the time he was 16, Morris Frank ( 1908– 1980) had lost his sight in both eyes. Several years later, he traveled to Switzerland where he met Buddy, the canine who would help to inspire Frank’s involvement with the Seeing Eye guide- dog school.

With Buddy leading the way, Frank learned to navigate busy sidewalks and intersections. Describing the freedom his guide provided, Frank said, “It was glorious: just [ Buddy] and a leather strap, linking me to life.” Buddy gave Morris Frank a new kind of access to the world around him.

God’s Holy Spirit gives us access

to abundant spiritual life in Christ. When we accept Christ as Lord, God washes our sins away and renews us “by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior” ( Titus 3: 5- 6 NIV). Once we know Christ, the Holy Spirit helps us experience God’s love ( Rom. 5: 5), understand God’s Word ( John 14: 26), pray ( Rom. 8: 26), and abound in hope ( Rom. 15: 13).

Today, as you think about your relationship with God, remember that the Spirit is your guide to life in Christ ( Rom. 8: 14).

— Jennifer Benson Schuldt

Holy Spirit, Light divine, Shine upon this heart of mine. Chase the shades of night away; Turn my darkness into day. — Reed

READ: Titus 3: 1- 11 The Holy Spirit guides us into knowledge and spiritual growth.

The Bible in one year: • 2 Samuel 9-11 • Luke 15:11-32