"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in
believing."8 For the family facing foreclosure... for the father
diagnosed with terminal cancer... for the wife struggling to
conceive... for the young girl considering abortion... for the
thousands who lost jobs and life savings...there is hope. The Bible
says that each of us has been created by God...that he loves
us...and that he wants us to have a fulfilling life. "I came that
they may have life and have it abundantly," Jesus said.1 He meant a
life that goes beyond "mere existence" to a fulfilling life lived
in harmony with the Creator's knowledge of us and his desires for
us. But there is something that separates us from this "abundant
life" that God intended. The Bible says that "all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God."2 It is because of this sin, this
disobedience towards God, that every person is separated from him:
"your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God,
and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not
hear."3 And even worse is the consequence of sin, eternal
separation from God--"the wages [cost] of sin is death."4 However,
in his love and mercy, God sent his sinless Son, Jesus, to pay the
price of our sins' debt. Almost 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ died
on a cross, was buried, and then rose from the dead on the third
day.5 It is only through the death of Jesus that we can be
reconciled to God. And through his death, God offers the free gift
of eternal life to all who believe in his name.6 There is no
greater hope than this--the assurance of eternal life offered to us
through Jesus Christ, and his promise to stay with us and sustain
us in all circumstances: Who shall separate us from the love of
Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or danger, or sword? ...For I am sure that neither
death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor
things to come, nor power, nor height nor depth, nor anything else
in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God
in Christ Jesus our Lord.7 God offers this hope to you today. To
accept his offer, begin by admitting that you are a sinner
separated from God and in need of his forgiveness. Then trust only
in Christ to save you from the consequences of your sins. Believe
that Jesus died for your sins on the cross, and was raised from the
dead in order to conquer death, bridging the gap caused by sin
between you and God. Accept Jesus' offer to come into your life as
your Savior. If you sincerely desire to have hope in Christ, tell
God in words like these: "Dear God, I admit that I am a sinner and
need your forgiveness. Thank you for sending Jesus to suffer the
punishment that I deserve for my sins. Please help me every day to
turn from my sin and live a life that pleases you. Thank you for
your gift of eternal life and for the hope I now have in you.
Amen." Scripture references (ESV): 1 John 10:10, 2Romans 3:23,
3Isaiah 59:2, 4Romans 6:23, 51 Corinthians 15:3-4, 6Romans 3:23,
John 3:36, 7Romans 8:35,38-39, 8Romans 15:13.
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