The Free Gift

  The free Gift

The apostle Paul writes,

“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.” 1 Corinthians 13:12.

I know as a believer in Christ Jesus we can never in this life describe Heaven. We only get glimpse of it described in human terms in the Bible.

As Christians however we have an unwavering, hope stemming from our faith in Christ Jesus, that we are going to Heaven. 

The writer of Hebrews states

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for 

and certain of what we do not see." 

                                                                   Hebrews 11:1.

Going on to say,

“And without faith it is impossible to please God, 

because anyone who comes to him 

must believe that he exists 

and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” 

                                                                      Hebrews 11:6.

The apostle Paul writing,

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—  not by works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8,9.

The key here is salvation in a gift from God. A gift we can either accept or reject.

The choice is yours. 

Will you take a few minutes now to pray and receive the gift God is offering you today?

Why not pray,

Dear Heavenly Father.

I thank you for Your Son Jesus Christ. And that He died for my sins. 

I accept the gift of Salvation that comes from You through your one and Only Son Christ Jesus.

Please forgive my sins today and come into my life.

In Jesus name I pray.

Amen.

      Please at least think about it.

Doomed

  Doomed?

The Psalmist states,

"The heavens declare the glory of God; 

the skies proclaim the work of his hands." 

                                                                  Psalm 19:1

The Bible doesn’t debate that God exists. It was written to believers and believers need no convincing. It does however as seen here in Psalm 19:1 point to the handiwork of God within creation.

For me the acknowledgement of God and the fact He will judge each person in this world is the glue that keeps our society secure from the morass of anarchy.

God set in the heart of each person what is right and what is wrong. While at the same time giving them a freewill to do as they wish.

As someone has said, “God did not make robots. He wants people to worship Him and follow His rules for living, because they choose to do so. Not because they are forced.” 

There is however consequences for not acknowledging God and His laws.

Abba Hillel Silver wrote,

"Faith in God is the strongest bulwark of a free society.  Human freedom began when men became conscious that over and above society and nature there is a God who created them...who fashioned them in His likeness, and that they are, therefore, possessed of intrinsic and independent significance and are endowed, as individuals, with original and irrevocable rights and authority." Abba Hillel Silver.

 When individuals or society fail to acknowledge God individuals suffer the consequences. We only have to look at Nazi Germany during the 1930's and the second world war to see what can happen. Millions of people murdered because political leaders were allowed to ignore the basic human rights God set upon each persons heart.

The world today in 2022 needs God whether people wish to believe it or not. For if we don’t those who fail to acknowledge God are doomed to Godless eternity.

Please think about it.

A Faith Thing

A Faith Thing
The writer of Hebrews states,
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.  
This is what the ancients were commended for. 
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible....
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Hebrews 11:1-3,6.
Faith that God exists is very much a faith thing. As the late evangelist Billy Graham said,

“I can't prove it scientifically, that there's a God,

 but I believe.” 

                  Billy Graham.

Here are a few quotes on God by famous men of the past.
Blaise Pascal said,

“In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe

 and enough shadows to blind those who don't.” 

                                                             Blaise Pascal.

Voltaire made these two statements,

To believe in God is impossible 

not to believe in Him is absurd. 

                                             Voltaire

Faith consists in believing 

when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. 

                                                                   Voltaire

Thomas Aquinas said,

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. 

To one without faith, no explanation is possible. 

                                                        Thomas Aquinas.

Ultimately belief in God is taking a step in the dark. The American civil rights leader Martin Luther Kind jr. said,

Faith is taking the first step 

even when you don't see the whole staircase.

                                                 Martin Luther King, Jr.

For thousands of years now men and women of God have told of His existence. They have presented God to the world around them in every way possible. Yet there are still those who do not believe. Yet it costs them nothing.
The apostle Paul wrote,
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—  not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8,9.
Salvation, eternal life with God is a free gift for all those who believe in God, in Christ Jesus.
Blaise Pascal made a good point when he wrote,
“Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists.” Blaise Pascal.
Please think about it.