THE CALL TO LIFE
For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and His gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one Man, Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:17 (NLT)
IN THE BEGINNING...
God created a physically perfect world and everything beyond. He made man in His image and likeness and woman out of man to have relationship Him and have dominion over the Earth. Our first parents lost our dominion and inheritance when they chose to yield to Satan's temptation and disobey God. This is how the curse of sin and death came into the world.
The desire to live by your own rules. Sin is doing your own thing and not giving any thought about God, who He really is, or His character. God’s nature is perfect, and He is Holy. His laws are not to oppress, but to protect so that we can live in the freedom for which we were created for. Our sin is transgression against His laws.
We are all born under this curse and are guilty, falling short of living by God's standard of righteousness. This fallen spiritual condition is what separates us from knowing God and discovering the meaning and purpose in life. Rebellion started with the fall of Adam and Eve, and it continues to this day. The stamp of Adam is our inherited curse. We intuitively sense there must be more to our existence than what we see and experience. Many seek answers only to discover they continue to live in uncertainty, frustration and emptiness. Never satisfied in life and not knowing why.
The good news is that God desires for you to have a relationship with Him and experience the journey of discovering who you are and your unique purpose. Jesus Christ came into the world and paid the penalty for your sins. Through His death on the cross and His resurrection, you get a clean slate and a new life,
Your story is a door that has always been open, waiting to be rewritten. Written in the way that God intended for you from the very beginning:
IN FREEDOM.
--For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
Romans 1:20 (NLT)
THE CHOICE IS YOURS
Jesus Christ said,
"I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me"
John 14:6 (NLT)
It’s simple really. You meet Him at the door of your heart--your mind and will. The answer of YES or NO to His invitation to LIFE will set the course of yours. That’s it. There are no other options because nothing else works.
We don’t like hearing this and avoid it as truth. We are uncertain of, have doubts, or are reluctant to confront the consequences that this change brings. We tend to like our sin and independence from God, but not the problems it creates or the direction it takes us.
Instead, we continue seeking fewer challenging answers or other alternatives to our problems. Unfortunately, some of them are negative, temporary, or lure you into an addiction that you can’t escape from. Sooner or later, at some point, we wind up coming back to square one and start looking again for another solution. Many just give up completely, do the best they can and live defeated lives.
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 14:12 (NKJV)
Decisions are based on what we know, believe, or think we should do. The outcome of our choices determines whether they were correct.
Look at the world around you and see how well it’s working out. We will never get it right. The delusion is in our understanding of our world and in our thinking that is the problem.
The Bible calls this WALKING IN DARKNESS.
READY FOR A LIFE CHANGE?
THE WAR WITHIN
"Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the day of rebellion."
Hebrews 3:15 (NIV)
A decision has to be made. You're not the only one to ever feel some level of resistance when facing the call to repentance. You either take the step of faith and enter in OR turn away and continue living as you are. Every one of us must come to this moment of truth about ourselves and give Him our answer.
Webster's Dictionary defines the word 'REPENT' as "to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one’s life.”
Jesus Christ calls you personally to come out of your darkness and into His Light. He is the Light and Life for all of us. In Christ you have forgiveness of every sin. A new beginning built on a solid foundation. Living with purpose and owning the promise and assurance of eternal life.
You can never earn it, and you definitely don't deserve it. None of us do.
The Bible calls this GRACE.
WITHOUT JESUS YOU'RE NOT LIVING
A FRESH NEW START
Therefore, if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold all things have become new.
II Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
BREAKING NEGATIVE INFLUENCES
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds.
II Corinthians 10:4 (ASV)
ABUNDANT LIFE
I have come to give them life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
John 10:10 (NKJV)
LIVING IN THE GOODNESS OF GOD
"For I know the plans I have for you declares the LORD. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. “
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS HERE
COME AS YOU ARE AND GIVE IT ALL TO HIM
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 (NIV)
Your journey starts with an honest desire and the willingness to change. God sees you. He knows everything about you and what's in your heart and mind. He sees you. In spite of the garbage and the shameful things we carry and bury within.
Just a simple prayer like this:
LORD, I admit that I've sinned against You. I ask you to forgive me. I believe Jesus Christ died for my sins and rose from the dead to give me Life. Come into my life and teach me to live in the purpose you have created for me. AMEN.
“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life."
John 5:24 (NIV)
"If you confess with your mouth that "Jesus is Lord" and that God raised Him from the dead you will be saved. For it is by your heart that you believe and are justified and with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved." As the Scripture says, "Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame."
Romans 10:9-11 (NKJV)
And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the Gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in Him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 1:13 (NIV)
