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Thursday

February 5


SOZO

Luke 6: 18-19-  "who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were being cured.  And all the people were trying to touch Him, for power was coming from Him and healing them all."

I was looking at samples of websites today, flipping through and found the word SOZO.  Like most of us that spend a lot of time on the computer, I “googled” the word.  Sozo is a Greek verb and noun which means to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction; to save a suffering one, to make well, heal, restore to health, renew.  This one Greek word, sozo, indicates a connection of body, soul, and spirit, and the process of saving our souls through grace.  If I could read the New Testament as it were written originally in Greek, I understand the word sozo is used many times.  It’s just that we need so many English words to translate one simple, yet complex, 4-letter word.

Thank you, Jesus, for coming into our world to give us SOZO – to heal and save us, to restore and renew us through your grace.  I thought more about you today by discovering this word and learning about others who strive everyday to be more like you and live to SOZO.



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