There are times when our hearts feel troubled and we get afraid. The days seem dark and at times lonely. Sometimes we may feel like there is a dark cloud hanging over our heads. The world is a troubling place at times. We must be careful not to give into despair and hopelessness for there is hope.
There is a light that shines in the darkness and His name is Jesus Christ. He is the Light of the world and He shines through every believer through the Holy Spirit. The world is on a downward spiral, but we believers in Christ are on an upward journey to Glory where we shall be with the Lord forever and ever.
This is a fallen and sinful world we find ourselves living in. Many people wonder what the problem is in this world these days and it is an easy answer. The problem is sin and it is in every human heart on the planet. It's my problem and yours. We all have sinned and we have all fallen short of God's high standards. We are all born into this world with our hearts bent away from the Living God who created Heaven and earth. We are all guilty of sinning against God and we are all deserving of being placed into a literal hell outside of the presence of God for all eternity.
I feel ashamed and guilty over my sinfulness. I am a sinful and wretched man. I can't save myself no matter how hard I try to do good things. I will never be good enough on my own to earn God's forgiveness. I will never be good enough on my own to earn my way into Heaven when I die.
Thankfully, God made a way for you and for me to enter into Heaven. God made a way for you and I to be reconciled back to Him. God sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to this earth on a rescue mission to save sinners such and you and I. What an amazing God! God made a way when there was absolutely no way.
God loves us so very much and He demonstrated His great love be sending Jesus Christ to live a perfect and sinless life. Jesus went obediently to the Cross where He shed His blood for my sins, your sins, and the sins of the whole world. The Bible says that who ever repents of their sins and trust in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior will be saved. We need to receive His grace by placing our faith in Jesus Christ and His finished work on the Cross.
God doesn't desire that anyone should perish and go to hell. God wants everyone to come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Unfortunately some people will refuse to come to Christ because they refuse to repent of their sinfulness and they refuse to receive the forgiveness that only Jesus Christ offers.
There is only one way into Heaven and there is only one way to be forgiven of our sins and that is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus rose from the dead on the third day and He is now at the right hand of the Father in Heaven interceding in prayer on our behalf. One day Jesus Christ will return as the King of kings and the Lord of lords.
In the meantime God didn't leave us to fend for ourselves until Jesus returns, but the Lord gives us the Holy Spirit to indwell everyone who has placed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. We have great hope for tomorrow through Jesus Christ. Because He lives I don't have to fear tomorrow and you don't either if you are trusting in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.
We have great hope in Jesus Christ. The world needs to hear of the hope that there is in Jesus Christ. If we don't tell them about Jesus who will?
We will always encounter trouble will we walk on this earth, but thankfully we never have to walk through our troubles on our own. The Lord promises us that He will be right by our side each step of the way and we can trust in Him. He will never leave us nor will He ever forsake us. Thank You Jesus for leading us through our journey and thank You Lord for comforting us in our times of trouble through Your Word and through Your Holy Spirit.
Lord,
We praise Your Name.
Thank You for being our true living hope.
Come Soon Lord Jesus,
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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