The True Living God

It can be very easy for us to get discouraged when we look at the state of the world around us.  There have been devastating hurricanes and flooding.  There have been earthquakes and wildfires.  There are threats of war and terrorism.  There are a lot of angry people around.  There are many overly critical people that we encounter everyday.

Many people wonder, "what in the world is going on?"  These are very troubling and perilous times in which we find ourselves living.  Many people all around us are just living for today and give no thoughts about God.  Some may not even believe that God exist, but He does.

Many people have a distorted view about God.  There is only one God and He reveals Himself to us through His Creation and especially through His Holy Word, the Bible.  The Bible is the truth about who God truly is, who we are, and how we can be reconciled back to God through Jesus Christ.

There is one God and He exists in three persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit.  We call this the Holy Trinity.   The Lord is the Creator of all things seen and unseen.  God is Holy and He is the Just Judge of the world.

The God of the Bible is the true living God and there is no other God besides Him.  There is only one way to come to know God and that is through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  God demonstrated His love for each one of us by sending Jesus Christ on a rescue mission to save us from our sins.  For we all have sinned and have fallen short of God's glory.

God made a way for us to be reconciled back to Him by sending Jesus to die on the Cross for our sins.  The Lord Jesus rose to life on the third day and one day He will return as the King of kings and the Lord of lords.  The Lord loves us and He doesn't want anyone to perish.  There is only one way into Heaven and that is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ.  We must come to Jesus by realizing that we are sinners and we need a Savior.  We must repent of our sins and receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.  We are saved by the Grace of Jesus Christ and not by our works or good deeds.

Jesus paid the penalty for our sins.  When we come to faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ our names are written in the Lambs Book of Life and we have an eternal Home waiting for us in Heaven when we pass from this world.  Those who reject Jesus Christ will spend eternity separated from God in a literal hell.   This isn't because God is cruel mind you, but because He is Holy and nothing sinful can enter God's presence.

God made a way for us to enter into God's presence only through the blood of Jesus Christ.  We must place our faith and trust in Jesus in order to enter into His Holy presence in Heaven.   God is Awesome and worthy of our praise.

There are a lot of bad things happening in our world these days and we don't know what tomorrow will bring.  It is important that we know where we will spend eternity because we will spend it either in hell separated from God or we will spend it in Heaven with the Lord.

It is up to us to receive the gift of salvation that is only available through Jesus Christ.

Lord,
I pray that someone will place their faith in Jesus Christ and receive Him as their Lord and Savior this night.  
Lord, I pray for an outpouring of Your Holy Spirit throughout the Church.
We praise Your Name.
Lead us and guide us.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.