For a moment, let’s think about the many times God was
with us this year. He was with families as they watched their children graduate
from high school, and held hands with all of us who had a loved one go to
heaven because their room was ready. He was in our midst when a job was
secured, and also when one was lost. He remains with congregations who were
forced to close church buildings, yet is with every ministry that will be born
in His name.
He is the head of our planet’s household. I’m so glad, for a
God who welcomes everyone into His family. My Lord, Jesus Christ does not
instruct you to kill non-believers, yet tells you to love one another as in
John 13:34. He does not condemn those who mock the Bible, He offers His
words to their hearts. He did not invent religion, yet He created faith. He
does not discriminate, as He made us all in His image, Genesis 1:27. He
acknowledges those who claim to be atheists, even as He surrounds them with
evidence of His existence and presence. He forgives those who trespass against
Him and His children. He dwells in the minds of those who are ill and cannot
speak. He protects the weakened from satan’s cowardly attacks.
He remains in the homes of the weary and worried. He
steadies the hands of every surgeon. He inspires each one of us to help, not
hinder, to love and forgive, and not to hate and destroy. He cries when we
destroy each other. He gave us all the freewill to believe in Him, or to
foolishly reject His love and walk away. He owns all time, and has enough of it
to wait patiently for us to allow Him into our hearts and our world. Although
He died, He is alive, 2 Corinthians 13:4. He is not imaginary, God is real.
God’s not dead, and He is calling, waiting for your answer to accept His
invitation to come to Him. Jesus left to be with the Father, but He Is, coming
back. John 14:28 NIV “ You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am
coming back to you’. If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the
Father, for the Father is greater than I”.
Mike Shindruk
www.mastershandministry.blogspot.ca
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