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Many things in life are often missed, but when uncovered and seen for what they are, it only then becomes obvious. Let’s use a magic trick as an example, the trickery is kept hidden from the public’s eye, and as long as the mystery stays hidden the onlookers will be impressed, but reveal the magic in the trick and then we end up asking ourselves, “How did we miss that?”

We have all seen an inscribed piece of paper stuck to the back of someone’s shirt; a prank keeping that person out of the loop as the perpetrator looks to involve the onlookers at their expense. As the duped individual you can sense that something isn’t right but until you realise that the word “dunce” has been plastered all over you back you are kept guessing to what is going on.

Until the world hears the word of God spoken audibly and in person they will remain in the dark to the purpose of life and our existence which is not here today and gone tomorrow, eternity is our lot in life. We may live in a flesh and blood body, which no one will ever dispute, how could we? But eternity remains hidden from the masses with Satan the magician keeping their minds at bay with the glitter and gold of all his worldly lures occupying their undivided attentions. He is the greatest magician of all time; do not be fooled, even though the majority of society throughout the globe has been bamboozled, his day will finally arrive, but until then God’s mercies shine brightly in and through His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. He speaks with a still small voice, and I have heard His whisper, have you?

In Him the trickery of Satan will and has been exposed; it is therefore imperative that we cry out unto Him, for He alone has the power to save you from the rut and the entwined web of great deception. GOD HAS SPOKEN IN AND THROUGH THE LORD JESUS CHRIST! Have you come face to face with him? Have you been caressed by the brushes of His mercies?

There is a day just over the horizon where we all shall stand before Him on Judgement Day with no one escaping their fate. Either heaven with all its glory will be our reward or the Lake of Fire will be our lot stretching across the span of eternity. Thankfully our fate does not pivot on our abilities but rather the Lord Jesus’ achievements. There is mercy on offer for all who would cry out unto Him. Miss this opportunity whilst alive on earth and that is it, a missed opportunity, never to be repeated. The question we should all be pursuing, have we met Him as the merciful forgiver of our iniquities? Has His love melted our hearts? Is He the priority of all our attentions or does some other pressing issue still look for dominance in our lives? Are we still driven by money, happiness, love, power and achievement in the temporal things of life, which will eventually all come to its end?

I suppose I would agree with the statement we find rolling off the tongues of many; “until we realise that we have a problem we cannot be helped.” An alcoholic will not seek out help until they acknowledge their need for help and likewise a sinner must firstly own their sin before they will have the need to seek out God forgiveness. Until we understand that we are sinners and need forgiveness, we have no need for repair! We all have a serious problem, the “Great Magician” have cast his spell over the multitudes, resulting with an ability for us to hide from ourselves, to keep all our sin with all its entourage at bay whilst casting stone at others. We love to highlight the sins of others but our own sin is off limits. This in itself should be an obvious “red flag” highlight our need for forgiveness. I speak as a man caught up in the dreamlike enchantment of Satan’s trickery leaving most oblivious to the lures of his deception. The Lord Jesus has conquered him and He alone has the power to break his spell. This is one of the reasons why there is no other way whereby a person can be saved. The Lord Jesus has to break the spell, He is the One who has to give us sight and all the other voices of this world which draw us into alternatives of reaching heaven and escaping the judgement of God is nothing more that another fraudulent spell. And yet there are those amongst us who are being saved daily, praise the name of Jesus, praise His glorious name; thank you Lord Jesus for saving me and opening my eyes.      

It’s only once Christ opens our eyes to the meaning and the real purpose of life, that the smokescreen of deception will be revealed. It’s only then that our eyes will be opened and our brains will then begin to fire the correct triggers freeing us from the bondage of sin, praise God for His never ending mercies.  

As Christians there are varying obstacles that we battle with after salvation. The old mans nature still looking to live. However there is one thing a Christian will never dispute; Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life and nobody will come into the presents of God the Father any other way. This is not up for debate! It is obvious! But until the grace of God shone into my heart I was oblivious to the certainty of that truth. I needed to be “born again” to have that truth exposed, which happened many years ago. But until that event took place in my life, even as a traditional catholic I thought I sort of understood, but was living under the spell of “delusion”.

The truth sets us free; it unlocks the mind from a place of entrapment to a place of freedom. Justification is an arch-enemy which keeps us in rebellion against God. “Free the nipple” is the flavour of the month, a women’s movement to shock the world into debate about equality. GOD HAS SPOKEN! And his words carry such power and authority with even the darkness responded to His voice. He said let there be light and what happened, out of darkness the light shone, the power of God who can comprehend it? I can, for I have caught a glimpse of that light, and He has opened my eyes to many truths that had once kept me in darkness. Has He done the same for you? Can you relate to the pestering soul that would not leave the Lord Jesus alone until he received mercy, there is much we can learn from those who were once blind but now they cry out, I can see!

Signing off

Tyrone