Good Morning All,
Most adult Americans are, by nature, a
cynical bunch. This usually occurs when
after being burned a time or two with buying something that just sounds “too
good to be true;” we come to the realization that if it sounds too good to be
true it isn’t true at all. We hear this
admonition from every consumer watchdog group that exists. The Better Business Bureau, the Consumer
Protection League, the Consumer Report; take your pick, they all tell the same
story. Do not trust or believe anything
that sounds too simple.
So, the devil, the world and our sinful
nature screams at us as loud as they can, “It is too good to be true; don’t buy
it!!” Yet God clearly tell us it is that
simple. If you believe that Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, died and rose from the dead to pay for your sins, you
are saved. That’s it; that’s all there
is to it. If you believe that Jesus
Christ dies for you sins and rose again, you have salvation. God has promised this! It is not debatable or of any form of second
guessing. If you believe, you are saved.
So why do we struggle? Mostly this goes against everything we are told
in the human world. Have you ever talked
to an economist? Within in five minutes
he will tell you, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” Do you listen to the Better Business Bureau
or the Consumer Report? Do not trust
anything that sounds too good. That is the message of the world. This is part of what Scriptures means when it
says the wisdom of the world is folly to God.
It doesn’t make sense to the world but it is God’s desire to do
this. It makes sense to God and in the
end, isn’t that who we should worry about?
God has chosen to save us through the
death of Jesus his Son. God has chosen
to give us this salvation. God has
chosen to give us the faith to trust in that salvation. It is way too easy according to the world but
it is God’s plan. Believe with your
heart and you are saved. If you truly
believe this, your life will change. God
will give you a newness because you are a new creation. You are a redeemed child of God; over
everything else, you are God’s child.
That is what the devil wants you to forget; that is what the devil wants
to hide and confuse you about. You are
God’s redeemed child because he loves you and he wants you to live with him in
heaven. So, he makes it simple for us;
believe in your heart that Jesus died for you and you will be saved. It doesn’t get any better than that! Trust in God’s promise and you will be saved. It is not too good to be true; it simply is
true!
Dearest Father, the world tries to confuse us with all of its
tricks. Give us the confidence to trust
in your saving grace. Give us wisdom to
cling to the cross of Jesus as the sign of our salvation. Give us the courage to believe in our heart
that Jesus is our Savior. Keep us in
your loving arms and defend us from the lies of the devil. In Jesus’ precious name we pray, amen,
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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