Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance - PART 111

Remember the song entitled, "Give tomorrow's children one more chance?"Just because the world as a collective affirms that they believe in God does not necessarily mean that they have a personal relationship with God Almighty. Indeed, throughout the ages, man has always practiced some form of religion, demonstrated in all sorts of unimaginable rituals, and shameful practices. This may explain why our preference is to assert that we are a Christian nation. After all, who would want to be called heathen?

It was the same in Bible times. Paul, an apostle of the Lord Jesus also thought that He was a God fearing man. He was very zealous in propagating his religious beliefs and upbringing in the Jewish religion. That is, until the God of his fathers met him. It is here that Paul was transformed from a zealot into a totally new person. Put in simple terms, Paul had his heart circumcised. His life was transformed, as we can see from reading the scriptures.

For example, when Paul later entered a city, he observed all sots of statues with inscriptions. One inscription read "to the unknown God." The inscription had such an impact that the words became Paul’s launching  pad of inspiration to preach. Paul opens, if we follow along in the scriptures, by stating that he had observed an inscription which read - to the unknown God. Paul remarked to listeners that he was going to reveal to them this God that was unknown so that their ignorant teachings would be dispelled. What did Paul do? He preached to them about Jesus. Why would Paul preach Jesus? Because Jesus is the unseen God seen. In Jesus, all the fullness of God dwells.

If you believe in Jesus, you are believing in the same God who made the world! Jesus is the express image of God as a Son. Unlike the world's message, God is not three persons anymore than you are three persons. Those who preach that God is three persons re still in ignorance of God. They have not read the scriptures that state that if you have seen Jesus, you have likewise seen the Father. Jesus is God Himself manifest in the flesh as a Son -- the one Spirit of God in the man Jesus -- for the express purpose of reconciliation.

We are not in old covenant times. We are no longer under the law as outlined in the Old Testament. This is a new testament of God in Christ! Those who preach another message, cannot assert that they are Christian. Similarly, if they contradict the teachings of the Author of the New Testament -- that author being none other than Jesus -- they have become akin to all the landmarks of a former generational faith which our Christian believing ancestors embraced but are in ignorance as to what motivates them.

Rather than dress up and present ourselves as being squeaky clean, we need to recognize that as humans we are poor, wretched and miserable on the inside. But when we walk the talk but find it impossible to walk the walk, this is the time we need to meet Jesus. This is why God veiled Himself in a body of sin prone flesh on the outside fleshy covering, while the child within was the only begotten child of the Holy Spirit. God loves His creation so much that He created a plan of salvation. As the scriptures state, "Nothing shall separate us from the love of God being manifested in Jesus." God loves us. The question is do we love Him?

It is here that we need to come to terms with our relationship with God. Here was God purposely clothing Himself in sin prone flesh, sacrificing His pure flesh to pay for man’s redemption. God took our sin upon Himself and as a result His sinless body became sin so that we the sinner became pure in God’s eyes. Come to God in Christ and be clothed in the righteousness of Jesus. This is your call! (Acts chapter 2) God bless.