Our world abounds with the masses of humanity in profound
spiritual deprivation. They refuse to trust in Jesus for their salvation,
because they do not want to submit to an entity, which cannot be proven to
their human mind.
For some, their pride and rebellion thwart them from
experiencing the wondrous provision of their Heavenly Father, who loved them
enough to suffer the horrendous persecution and then death on Calvary’s cross.
Others were disappointed by God or someone in the church,
and they hold a grudge against religion. They do not see that spirituality is
about Jesus, not people; and that God had something better in store for them
instead of what they wanted.
God did not create humanity in order to set us up for
failure or to condemn us. In fact, anyone who fails to believe in Jesus as the Son
of God, and refuses to repent of their sins and trust Him with their life, has
already condemned themselves to an eternity in hell (John 3:18).
God came to earth as a human being to pay the penalty of our sins. Therefore, anyone who repents of their sins, and believes in Him enough to trust Him for salvation, is forgiven of the sin debt we collected throughout our lifetime (John 3:17).
God did this because He immensely loves each person ever born (John 3:16). He actually knows the number of hairs we have on our head at all times, even though they fall out and new ones grow each day (Luke 12:7). He saw us as we developed in our mother's womb, and has a wonderful plan for our life (Ephesians 2:10; Psalm 139:13, 16; Jeremiah 1:5).
God came to earth as a human being to pay the penalty of our sins. Therefore, anyone who repents of their sins, and believes in Him enough to trust Him for salvation, is forgiven of the sin debt we collected throughout our lifetime (John 3:17).
God did this because He immensely loves each person ever born (John 3:16). He actually knows the number of hairs we have on our head at all times, even though they fall out and new ones grow each day (Luke 12:7). He saw us as we developed in our mother's womb, and has a wonderful plan for our life (Ephesians 2:10; Psalm 139:13, 16; Jeremiah 1:5).
Prayer:
Father God, thank You for working out the circumstances
in our lives to draw us closer to You. You came to earth to redeem us, because
You want to shower us with blessings as Your adopted children.
We give You our
willing, undivided attention. You replace our carnal nature with the fruit of
Your Spirit and You work in us the divine nature of Christ (Galatians 5:22-23;
2 Peter 1:4). Teach us to commit each minute of every day to You and to listen
to Your Spirit’s direction as we walk in Your will.
Thought for the Day:
As we bring everything to God
is prayer, with thanksgiving in our heart for His provision in His own timing
and way, we will live a fulfilled life.
– Philippians 4:6
