JUST TAKE SOME TIME
TO READ
A young
boy had a very nice and caring teacher. The teacher gave him a white/spotless
piece of paper to use in writing his tests. The young boy took the paper with
joy but while he was playing, he messed up the paper. All attempts to fix the
paper to its initial state were futile so he decided to go back to his teacher.
He went crying to where his teacher was and said “can I have a new sheet dare
teacher, I have spoiled this one”, his teacher went to his drawer, got a new spotless
sheet like the first and wiping his tears, his teacher said “have a new one my
child and be careful not to spoil this one”.
This was
the very thing Christ came and did for us. He is our loving teacher.
God gave
us a new life in the Garden of Eden but man lost that life (eternal life) when
he fell (spoiled the paper). All attempts for man to be restored were futile
because the heart of man became hardened. God sent prophets to them but instead
of repenting of their ways, they laughed and mocked them (e.g Noah) and wanted
to kill some (e.g Elijah), others they made to sin (Moses and Aaron).
The blood
of animals which was done in the old testament could not cleanse man from their
sins (the boy trying to fix the paper) so God sent His son to come in the form
of sinful flesh to be the ultimate sacrifice for our sins “For without the shedding of blood, there is no remission from sin”.
The blood
of Christ (which is perfect) was given as atonement, the perfect sacrifice for
the sins of man.
When
Christ died on the cross, He went to hell since that was the judgement of God
over sin, got the keys from the devil (which are the keys to life) which man
lost in the garden and He said “All keys
in heaven and on earth has been given unto me”. If we go back to Him and like
the crying child, confess that we have spoiled the one we have, He would wash
away our tears and give us a new life.
The Bible
says “whoever is in Christ is a new
creature, old things have passed away, behold all things have become new”,
“….whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life”, “as
many that believe to them He gave power to become the sons of God”, “For there
is no other name given under heaven by which we can be saved [only Jesus can
save (text in bracket added by writer)]”.
If only
we can humble come as that young child with sincerity in our hearts as seen in
the young child crying and confess our weakness, misbehaviours, habits,
lifestyle, mistakes, shortcomings and others and tell Him how much we have
messed up our paper (life), He is faithful, very loving and merciful to wipe
away our tears and give us a new sheet.
But
remember, the teacher said “be careful not to spoil this one”. We must guard
the new sheet with fear and trembling so that we won’t mess it up again.
Also note
that it is not the wish for the teacher to leave the student (child) with the
spoilt sheet. The Bible says “It is not
His wish that anyone should perish but that they may come to the knowledge of
the truth”. The truth is in Jesus and Jesus alone not in a professor or a
doctor or a philosopher.
Christ is
inviting you and I to come that He may change us and give us a new life,
character and eternal destination. It is our choice to accept His invitation or
laugh at it or mock it or despise it or even fight it, but my greatest advice
is that you accept it.
In
conclusion, Jesus said “Behold I stand at
the door and knock, if anyone would hear my voice and opens the door, I will
come in and eat with him and him with me”. Christ is always knocking, what is
your response?
Oh! That our hearts would not reject His call;
Oh! That we would run to His open arms and feel His
warm embrace;
And forever remain under His covering;
And at the end live with Him forever, abiding in
His love (Amen);
WHAT’S THE BURDEN OF YOUR HEART?
What shall a man live for and for what
would a man’s life count when He lives this world?
So many times, our hearts are cumbered with so many
cares, what to eat? Drink? Clothes to wear? Achievements? Name and fame? Marriage?
Children and a lot of lists but fail to put the greatest which is God. Our
hearts are not filled with thoughts like How can I please God? How much do I
love God or do I love Him at all? Am I doing His will or do I know His will at
all? Do I have a stand with God and so many more.
Jesus Christ said “A man’s life does not consist of the
abundance He possesses”. Many times, the thought of the things of this world
leads us to do many things that we end up regretting but if our hearts are
truly sold out to God, we will think about Him more. “Where your heart is,
there your treasure would be also”… “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God
and its righteousness and every other thing shall be added unto you”.
Only if our heart would pant after God life David… “As
the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God”.
Why do you wander my soul
Why do you worry about so many things
Why do you ask so many questions
Why do you
feel sad my soul
Why do you
not cast your cares on Him
Why do you
not leave all at His feet
Why do you
allow so much disturb you and allow the devil take a dominant place
Why don’t
you meditate on His promise and let wisdom lead you
Why do you
think rather than pray about tomorrow
Do you
doubt Him who has promised
Do you know
whom you have believed
Do you
trust the One you have committed your life to
Have you
really surrendered your life to Him
Have you
dropped yourself at His feet
Would you
allow Him carry you
Would you
allow Him take the driver’s seat
Would you
allow Him take the wheels
Would you
let Him pilot the plane of our life
O! My soul,
be filled with these thoughts
Don’t be
weighed down by so much you cannot handle
O! Let Him
make you
Let Him
build and watch over you
My soul,
take your rest in Him
“If the Lord does not watch
over the city, the watchman watcheth but in vain, if the lord does not build
the city, they build in vain that build it”….Would you allow God build your
life for you?....Allow Him take control of your life and you would find rest
for your soul….JESUS CARES
WHICH DO YOU PREFER?
A father once told his young daughter that if they
believed in Jesus Christ, they would never die. The young lady, being a child,
believed it immediately. After a period of time, her mother died. In sorrow,
she said to her dad “But you said if we believe in Jesus Christ, we would not
die”…The man was careful not to give her a reply immediately because of the
pain she was going through.
On a sunny day, both of them went out with the car to get
some stuff. On their way, the main saw a big truck passing by the other side of
the road. When they passed the truck, the shadow provided a momentary covering
from the heat of the sun, then an idea struck Him. This was the conversation
between the man and his daughter
Dad: “Sweet heart”
Daughter: “Yes dad”
Dad: “Did you see that truck
and its shadow?
Daughter: “Of course I did”
Dad: “Which of them would
you prefer hit you?”
Daughter: (Amused) “The
shadow of course. I would die if the truck hits me”
Dad: “Alright. Now let me
answer your question. When Christ died on the cross, the truck of God’s wrath
crushed Him, it’s only the shadow of death that we pass through”.
The man gave a wonderful illustration, meditating on that
example, we see that before a shadow is formed, there must be an obstacle in
the pathway of a source of light. The truck served as the obstruction. When any
man is hit by the truck, he has no hope of entering the lighted area but when
he/she passes through the shadow, he must enter the place where there is light.
When one accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, He/She accepts His sacrifice
for Him/her and Christ cleanses the person from sin. When the person dies (the
shadow), he enters into the place of light (heaven) instead of the place of
God’s wrath (hell).
The Bible says “For the wages of sin is death but the
gift of God is eternal life”.
It also says “There is no name given under heaven by
which we can be saved except in the name of Jesus”
Only those that leave this world without Christ die, but
those that accept his gift “sleep in the Lord” because they would be with Him.
I urge us to accept His gift of salvation if not for
anything but for the destination of our soul. Jesus said “What shall it profit
a man if He gains the whole world and loses his soul for what shall a man give
in exchange for His soul”… God loves us so much that’s why He sent His son to
die for our sins….Cast all your burdens on Him…He cares so much about YOU.
O! how the master has loved us
Descending so low to become a sinful flesh like ours
Left His
glory because He had us in mind
Was born in
a manger and had a carpenter as His earthly father
He had no
form nor comeliness
He bore our
grieves and was named “the man of sorrows”
He lives
His whole life for others
A King became
a servant, all because of us
When they
were bruising Him, the thought of us was His strength
He endured
everything because His love for us burned in His bones
On the way
to Golgotha, the thought of us gladdened His heart
Forgetting
the pains inflicted on Him by His own He cried for our forgiveness
He took the
curse of the law and sin and became a curse for our sake
Christ gave
His all for us…He gave everything for us…He gave His life for us..
He has
loved us with an everlasting love
We have been bought already,
not with gold or silver or precious stones but with blood and not just any
blood but with the blood of Jesus (which is perfect)
