There is good news today! You don't have to be overwhelmed by the
newspapers' headlines or even your own problems. God can be with you today
- and every day.
God knows the sense of emptiness we all experience. A great man who had
known that emptiness once prayed to God, "Thou hast made us for Thyself, and
the heart of man is restless until it finds its rest in Thee."
God sees us trying to fill His place in our lives with friends or
pleasure or success. But apart from Him there is no lasting satisfaction in
even the good things of life. Only the God who made us can meet our deepest
needs.
The root of our problem is separation from God. The Bible tells us that
long ago men rebelled against God and His design for the world. And we
continue to rebel: "for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of
God." (1)
With man's rebellion came alienation from God and eventually death: "By
one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed
upon all men, for all have sinned," (2) Without a Savior we face this life
and eternity without God.
But the Bible has good news: "God so loved the world, that He gave His
only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but
have everlasting life." (3) Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose again
for you. He can free you from the penalty of sin by bringing you into a
life-giving relationship with God.
To know God you must first come to His Son in a personal step of faith.
He is waiting for you. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." (4)
The Lord is "not willing that any should perish, but that all should
come to repentance." (5) Repenting of your sins means that you are turning
from what displeases God to follow Christ. Never be afraid that He will
reject you. Jesus said, "Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out."
(6)
Come to Christ now - just as you are. The Bible promises, "As many as
received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on His name." (7) Then you can know Jesus' promise, "I will
never leave thee, nor forsake thee." (8)
(Adapted from a tract by Brad Stych)
Bible References: (1) Romans 3:23; (2) Romans 5:12; (3) John 3:16; (4) John
14:6; (5) 2 Peter 3:9; (6) John 6:37; (7) John 1:12; (8) Hebrews 13:5