If you don’t already know, the time has come to make a
choice. Because when the Rubber meets the road, God is the only one who can
turn this situation around. Science and medical communities can only do what God gives them the ability to do. God
is and has always been in control.
Throughout history, our world has seen many disasters, some
man-made, some natural. I’m not one who
believes that God has caused these disasters, but I do believe that He has
allowed them. Man, on the other hand, has been responsible. Since the fall of
man in the garden, our world has been on a path of one disaster after another.
Sin has taken over this world and nothing is out of reach of the evil that was
produced when it entered the Earth. God
gave man a choice to either believe Him and obey or to listen to the lies of
Satan and spend his days away from the Creator who loved and protected them.
The choice is apparent to anyone who will open their eye. Genesis 2: 16-17 clearly
states this, “And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the
garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou
shalt surely die” (NSV, Bible).
Although God is in control, He has let us make our own mind
up about what we believe. Consequences come from the choices we make. When we
decide to break the rules of how our world is set up, we will suffer from those
decisions. Galatians 6:7 states, “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A
man reaps what he sows” (NLT, Bible). If we allow the Creator of All things,
God, take the reins, things will start to level out and correct themselves. History
has many examples of this happening.
For God to begin to set things right with us we must believe
Him and accept that He has reached out with His own Son Jesus. God allowed
Jesus to come into this world and live a full life, with choices, in order to
set things right once and for all. There needed to be one man who could live life without sin to fulfill the role of sacrifice. God’s son would
have to make the choice to give Himself to death as a sacrifice for mankind’s
sin. Jesus did what the rest of us could not, He lived a sinless life and gave
Himself to die for us so we could come back to our Creator Father and find life
again with Him. 2 Corinthians 5:21 states, “God made him who had no sin to be
sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (NLT,
Bible). There is not enough thanks and praise in the world to make up for such
a gift.
In this life, we will always be subjected to the sins of man,
but if we make that commitment to believe God and accept that Jesus paid the price
to make it right with the Father we can walk through this world and anything
it throws at us, knowing that God is in control of our lives and that He will
never leave us. Romans 8:28 says, “We know that in all things God works for the
good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (NIV,
Bible). I know I have been eternally blessed and been given new hope through
my savior Jesus Christ and I pray that you have also. Please if you haven't accepted this free gift of salvation do it today and watch your life change.
People throughout history have had to live through earthly
disasters and plagues, and many have suffered, but the ones who took the hand
of Jesus have given thanks instead of living in dread. They have been the ones
who come out singing instead of crying. James 1:2-4 states, “Consider it pure
joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds because
you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance
finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything”
(NIV, Bible). We will bend but will not break! Take this time to gain strength
and wisdom in Christ. Pray, Praise, and read His Word. I promise it will give
you peace that this world cannot. Please choose to praise Him for His mercy
and goodness today and just watch what He does tomorrow.
Your Sister in Christ,
Jacque
