Everywhere in this world I see just about everyone trying to be something. People trying to be the hottest thing. The latest thing. The coolest thing. This whole world is geared that way because of the unseen powers and the ruler of this world that has it all set up like that. This whole world is a lie and is under a very powerful lie. The world says...Be the best you can be. Be known. Build a name for yourself. Become popular. Become sexy. Become successful. Become rich. Be better than everyone else. But the truth is this. This whole world one day will be gone. Everything you see will be gone. The earth, the planets, the sun, the moon and everything in the universe will be gone. All our advancements, knowledge and clever reasoning will be gone. We humans think we are so smart down here with our science, our logic and all we discover but the truth is we are just tiny little creations of a much, MUCH more powerful being. That being has a Name and His Name is Jesus - the Creator of all things seen and unseen. When all this around us is gone and we stand before God - none of what we did down here is going to mean anything unless is was done for His Kingdom.
All our money, all our popularity, all our fame, all our influence, even all our good deeds are all going to be gone unless they counted for His Kingdom. All those high flying celebrities with all their perfect looks and perfect bodies aren't going to mean a thing. The Bible says "God is no respecter of persons" so it doesn't matter how good you think you are down here - God sees right through you and when we all stand before Him one day all those things down here won't count for anything. In short, when we all stand before God He will be looking to see if Jesus is in us. That's the only thing that redeems us from the corrupted sinful beings that we are. Unless we believe in Jesus and what He did to save us then we are still corrupted beings that are in debt for our sins. All your conquests and achievements aren't going to mean a thing. All your amazing talents aren't going to mean a thing. None of those things will matter unless you believed in Jesus the Lord and Saviour of the world. So don't follow all those sheep that are plunging headlong into oblivion, pretending to be imaginary kings and queens building castles made of sand that will all be washed away when the tide of this world comes in, instead follow the Shepherd who has life and who holds the only meaning for our existence.
Build a life that has a foundation build on solid and impenetrate rock that is Jesus that can't be moved or shaken despite the size of the storm. Follow the one who brings meaning and purpose to our very brief existence here on earth. His Name is Jesus and He came and died for our sins. Sin must be paid for and the payment is death. There is no negotiating with God. We are all in debt because everyone has sinned but the awesome news is that Jesus came to cancel our debt by making the payment for us. His sacrificial death was the payment for our sins and is our salvation and redemption. All we have to do is simply and humbly accept His incredibly gracious gift through simple faith and follow Him as He leads us. You can read more about God's amazing gift of salvation in John chapter 3 online at www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3&version=ESV.
Please feel free to contact me if you want to know more about Jesus and His amazing gift of life that saves and redeems us. God loves you.
