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My
Last Day
What will you
value most on your last day?
(A) Recreation and entertainment
(B) Toys, cars and homes
(C) Sex
(D) Money and power
(E) Eternal Life |
If you chose "E"
then you know that God created humans with the capacity of free
will or the ability to choose God's way or our own way. When we
choose to not follow God we transgress against our creator and
this is called sin. God always wants good for us but in sin
causes us suffering. In the Old Testament we learn how God
provided a way for his creation (us) to have a relationship with
him although we continued to sin. God made promises to Noah and
then again to Abraham and his descendents concerning God's
requirements of people. These descendents were the Hebrew
(Jewish) people. Among these people were some who loved God as
Noah and Abraham did. These faithful were given revelation about
God's desire for use and prophesy about the future. They wrote
this information and included the history of people God chose to
work through. This is the Old Testament of the Bible.
Many prophesies were
about a Messiah or Christ who would end the hardship of the
people and reunite them with God. Jesus was born and fulfilled
the prophetic predictions and he taught a fulfilled covenant
between God and humanity. Some of the predictions included his
crucifixion as a sacrificial bond between us and God and his
resurrection three days later from death, the first born to have
eternal life. The New Testament is about Jesus the Christ, his
teachings, miracles, the worlds future and our blessed hope,
eternal life with God who in Christ ended on the cross all the
sufferings caused by sin. We are created by God but to God's
children we must go through Jesus and we must ask with a sincere
desire. "Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in
his name, he gave the right to become children of God..." John
(chapter 1:12 NIV)
Being a
Christian is choosing to be reunited with our Creator through
Christ.
To know God we must
pray through Jesus, our savior and redeemer.
A meaningful prayer:
Dear Lord. I am a sinner, please forgive me, teach me and lead
in your many ways as my Lord and savior. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Our Lord's time is near
and now is the time to get that Bible and read beginning with
the New Testament. Sincerely seek the truth with openness and
you will grow spiritually and gain comfort in these troubling
times. God's hand is held out for us and all we need to do is
grasp it; so praise God, for our Lord's blessing and forgiveness
for transgressions is ours. Take God's hand and walk in peace,
knowing always of your place which which was promised. Pray
always, confessing sin to the Lord and to strengthen your
relationship with God, study the Bible, associate with others
who love God in fellowship, and trust in the Lord's promise of
salvation through forgiveness.
w tim giles |