Amy Nelson of Fox News story

CPR Saves Lives

His team won the game. But that was not the most important play that
involved basketball player, Myles Copeland.

During the game, one of the minor league referees fell to the floor. He was
suffering a heart attack. Copeland, who is also a firefighter, sprang into
action. He ran across the court and immediately started administering CPR
to the referee. He continued for 10 minutes until paramedics arrived.

"The basketball game just didn't matter anymore, it was about saving his
life," Copeland told "America's Newsroom" last Monday.

The referee's wife, a nurse, assisted Copeland in the care of her husband.
She thanked Copeland with a hug when their life-saving procedure was
completed.

Copeland said the referee was coherent and talking as the paramedics whisked
him away on a stretcher. Later, the referee had to undergo triple bypass
surgery but is now resting - with great gratitude for his rescuer.

"I'm very thankful I was there, and I'm sure he was thankful that I was
there as well," Copeland said. "It seemed that everyone was in a panic at
the time I was there, but from all our training I was cool, calm and
collected."

When we were dying because of our sins, Jesus came to our rescue. He
administered "CPR" - "Christ-Powered-Redemption" so that we might live. It
was "Christ-Powered" because only the sinless Son of God could provide the
means for our redemption. It is "Redemption" because we are "bought back"
from the cruel, fatal bondage to sin (John 8:34; Romans 6:23). It required
the death of Jesus on the cross of Calvary, for only His blood could pay the
price for our redemption.

"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of His grace" (Ephesians 1:7).

The Apostle Peter reminded Christians of the price that was paid for their
redemption: "For you know that it was not with perishable things such as
silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down
to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb
without blemish or defect" (1 Peter 1:18-19).

The need for Jesus' "CPR" is universal, "for all have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).

The Good News is that Jesus' CPR is available to all who come to Christ for
salvation.

God will save and give eternal life to those who place their faith and trust
in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from their sins in repentance (Acts
17:30-31), confess Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and are baptized
(immersed) into Christ for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). He will
continue to cleanse from sin those who continue to walk in the light of His
Word (1 John 1:7-9).

Copeland's timely response with CPR saved a man's life. Jesus' CPR -
Christ-Powered-Redemption - saves lives for eternity. He will save YOUR
life if you will just submit your life to His care.

-- David A. Sargent

* Information gleaned from "Hero basketball player saves referee's life with
CPR following heart attack: 'I went into firefighter mode'" by Amy Nelson of
Fox News, www.foxnews.com, published 6/20/2022.