Hey everyone!
I must say that my posts that I made on presenting an unbiased picture of the Kingdom of Heaven has really got me thinking that I need to sow this into the ethos of this very blog. It was very thought provoking so if you haven't read it, find part one here, and part two here.
These are just some final thoughts to sow it all together...
In The Fallen Kingdom We Must Live
In the book of Genesis, we are presented with an account of man's fallen stature before God that came about through the serpent's deception. It is this fallen moment that Christians believe caused sin to begin its reign of terror right up until Jesus breathed His last as He hung upon the cross.
Now, at this point, you can ask me about all the sin that is currently running rampant as people live out their selfish desires all designed to get what they can, whilst they can, in all the ways that they can. You can add that if sin no longer reigns then why is it all going on? There are plenty of Christians who profess their faith, yet deny with their actions that Jesus is Lord.
I'm not here to judge, as I've said time and again, just to put my case forward for the good that knowing Jesus has done in my life. He has saved me from an eternity of separation from Him and therefore, it is with great joy and gladness I acknowledge that He is the only treasure that I need in this life.
You see, when I think of all that Jesus did for me and for people like me both in the run up to His ministry on earth and after it, I scarce can take in just what a rampant love He has shown. Even with all the monumental sins I commit in my imperfect yet earthly state, I know that He still loves me!
Give Rise to Changing Behaviour
What I'm trying to get at here is that it is in response to what God has done for me that, the moment it struck home just how real it is, I wanted to separate my old self from my new and live in this new life that He has granted me.
The moment that I fully realised this, I knew and know every single day that I cannot go on living in my sinful-focused attitudes. Yes, it has caused people to abandon me and yes, it has caused me to leave a church I was part of for seven years. The reality of a situation like this is that in turning around my desires from pleasing myself to pleasing my Saviour I started to really understand that God was taking me to a far greater place than I am in at the moment.
So as far as the sinful state of the world, this is the result of man's evil actions and man's evil ways, not God's. God is love. The fact that things like this are ongoing show it's only a temporal thing before His judgement is executed one last time.
People can blame God as though He is sitting up there waiting to do something but doing nothing, when in reality, a more accurate description is that His plan is far greater than we can or will ever imagine as no sin goes unpunished.
Just ask Jesus.
All those years ago, He took the punishment of God's wrath as full payment for how He could not stand to even glimpse sin on what was supposed to be His perfect creation; man. None of us are perfect, least of all me, I know I fell from grace, but thankfully, over twenty years ago God saw fit to save me and is currently weaving me into His Great Plan.
I cannot answer as to what to say to those that have lost loved ones due to atrocities, or sickness, or anything else that has come out of the blue and hit hard both physically and emotionally. I just want you to know that God has seen it and He is moving. We just don't know how, when and where He goes until it's already happening.
Final Thought
As I try to bring light to an already darkened situation today, if you are reading this, I want you to know that whatever you are facing, know that you are not alone... You. Are. Not. Alone.
God is with you. God will help you deal with your tragedy and bring triumph from it. God will never leave your side as you cry out your sadness, frustration, or whatever emotions you are wrangled with at the moment.
God sees your pain.
God feels your pain.
God is present in your pain.
Let your pain today become your purpose tomorrow.
Peace!
===TLP===
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