I
read a while back that the world was going to end in December – last December.
I
once heard we’ll never make it past 1978.
That was 48 years ago.
I’ve
heard no less than twenty names of individuals who were supposed to be the
anti-Christ. More than half of those men
(no ladies on the list) are already dead.
I
was once told I would go to hell for wearing a wedding band. So far I’ve managed to escape that one too.
So
what are we supposed to believe?
I
believe in the Bible. Some of the significant
facts I can bring to light are these:
God is love!
John 3:16 reminds us of this: “For
God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, and whoever believes in Him
shall be saved”
I
John 4:9-10 continues this thought with “God sent His only Son into the world
so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God
but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the payment for our sins.”
God always has His eye on us and
He is always with us!
Deuteronomy
31:6: “Be strong and courageous. Do not
be afraid or terrified because of them (your enemies). I your God will go
before you and will never leave you nor forsake you.”
God welcomes us as we are, not as
we should be.
Matthew
11:28 says “Come to me, all you who are weary and heavily burdened. I will give you rest.” He doesn’t command that we first go clean up,
dress up. He first says ‘come’.
In
the story of the prodigal son, God is pictured as the Father. The Father in this story is continually on
the lookout for his wayward son. He constantly
looks longingly down the road hoping to catch a glimpse of his son returning
home.
And
on the day he sees his son a long way off, the Father runs to him. Picture God running to us when we have been
away for so long. He threw his arms
around his neck, and continued giving hugs and kisses. He brought him in, put a new robe on his
shoulder, laid out new cloths, and spread a feast for all the neighbors to
attend in welcoming the wayward son. The
Father – God – was saying, “come home my son.
I have missed you.”
He
didn’t say – “Go clean up first. Go
confess first. Go wash and shave first.”
I
believe that picture of God. I believe
in His great love. I believe in His
generous forgiveness and His ability to look past the sins of his children and
bring them into a place of restoration -
He brings us into a place of Grace and Healing.
This is what I believe.
Please
allow this song to lead you into a few moments of thought and prayer. Note the lyrics especially.
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