I believe that the majority of people
in existence pursue a life filled with blessings and yet how many strive to be
blessed from God as their ultimate achievement? Health, wealth and prosperity
high on the list of all and yet as we begin to test the formulas life has to
offer we see that they lack substance. There are holes in the procedures to
life that just don’t add up. Work, play and then more work with the looming
inevitable outcome that knocks for all, DEATH! And then I am reminded that while
we breathe there is hope for all to find God in their lives. There is something
in a man that constantly propels him to look for more but I have lived long
enough to understand we are never satisfied, until we come face to face with
our creator.
Pay attention! Life is filled with
empty promises that will never truly gratify; sure we can look back on our past
and recall the “good times”, reflecting on what we say were great memories or so
called great experiences. But if I really strip it down I am left wanting, let’s
me illustrate my point. I remember when I was in the prime of my life, 22 years
old on a yacht, “Sea Jay” in the middle of the Mediterranean Ocean with all its
trimmings. It wasn’t enough! I needed more! Or much later on in life when I had
a million rand in the bank, it wasn’t enough I needed more!
It is only when we come face to face
with our God that the pennies will drop into place and life will begin to make sense.
You will then have an eternal purpose that will energize you with tremendous
hope with faith as your catalyst to drive you to your ultimate goal, which is
an existence with God for today and into eternity. The only means by which we
can achieve this is through repentance; we must all learn this valuable lesson
and we must call upon the name of the Lord and ask Him to forgive us for our
sins, if not nothing about our lives will change and the procession of
clutching at the next so called opportunity to find satisfaction will continue
as we look to quench our unquenchable desires. Sadly not everyone while come to
this realization and yet the offer has gone out to all. Have you understood or
is the hope of winning the “Lotto of life” still the only hope you have?
Let’s face it we are all driven to
find blessings for our lives and here is the lesson that I have learnt from
life with all its trimmings. True blessing, the blessing that is filled with
substance and brings true fulfillment is this; “Blessed is
everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways!” (Psalms
128:1) – Having considered all, the sole purpose for all is to fear God
and to keep His commandments and yet I have also learnt that this is an
impossible task. So what now? Mankind is doomed, who has lived a life without
sin? Mandela, Ghandi, the Dali Lama or mother Teresa? They all have been
subject to some form of sin somewhere along their journey, that is a given. But
there was one who never succumbed to any form of sin in His life and because of
that I will take note of what He has to say…
Let us reason together, if you need advice on a
repair, who would one consult? Obviously someone in the know, someone qualified
for that repair. I wouldn’t take my ripped trousers to a motor vehicle mechanic
but rather to a tailor. In like manner why would I seek out the advice of those
who have all been privy to sin if I had an opportunity to learn from the one that
concurred sin? Who would be more qualified on the subject? The one with the
doctorate! The one who passed the test! No other man has ever concurred sin in
their lifetime here on earth, except Jesus Christ the man and what does he say
about the blessings of life? What do we need to do to be satisfied? “There is
much to do about life” from many differing voices but the only true master on
the subject was the one who has concurred sin, the Lord Jesus Christ, praise
his name! For the sake of clarity let me repeat my question, from whom will you
receive your instructions? I have made my choice it is now up to you to make
yours.
“God
wrote a book” and in it is the keys to eternal life and peace on earth. It is
here that we find the miracle of life and its starts with an encounter with
Gods own Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. In the Bible we are afforded opportunities
to come face to face with our God. That in itself is a miracle, once our eyes
have been open to spiritual things; “Now
there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man
came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a
teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is
with him." Jesus
answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he
cannot see the kingdom of God."”
(John 3:1-3)
Therefore without our spiritual eyes receiving
sight we will remain in the dark to spiritual things. Nevertheless for us to
unlock the realm of what is spiritual we need to search out that which is
spiritual; “God wrote a book”, we have the Bible at our fingertips and it is
here that we will find the answer to life, if you are a sceptic don’t take my
word for it; read, read and then read some more and watch the miracle of
understanding unfold before your own eyes. As John Piper suggests the Bible can
be view as a window filled with opportunities or it could remain a locked door
that you will never look to enter, my prayer for you is that the Bible becomes
your window of hope from here on in.
Signing off
Tyrone
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