There is much that is evil and destructive in our world and in our nation. There are brutal and highly destructive wars, school and workplace shootings, and racial and political hatred. It often feels as if these things are only getting worse. Yet this is not happening for no reason. It is happening, because people refuse to acknowledge, worship, and serve the Lord God.
Sin entered the world many years ago. We read that in the early chapters of Genesis, the first book of the Bible. God created the world perfect and "very good." God's world was beautiful and without any flaws. Creation is still beautiful, but because it has become flawed by sin, it is no longer perfect. We now experience hurricanes, storms, floods, and other "natural" disasters.
As we said before, there is also much sin in the hearts of mankind. In fact, mankind is now totally corrupt. When God made the world He not only made the outside creation perfect and good, but He made the first people, Adam and Eve, perfect and good. In fact, Adam and Eve had perfect dailly fellowship with God. There came a point when Adam and Eve, however, chose to disobey one simple command from the Lord. Satan also convinced them that they could become like God instread of submitting to and worshipping Him. And so sin entered the world, and all of us are sinners.
Although Adam and Eve suffered serious consequences all their lives, and even though all mankind fell into sin; God immediately promised to send a Savior. That promise was repeated over and over in the Old Testament of the Bible. Finally. over 2,000 years ago Jesus Christ was sent to the world in fulfillment of that promise.
And so Jesus came to this world and lived a perfect sinless life for us that we could not live. He then died on the cross to pay for our sins. He suffered hell on the cross for us. God. the Father, poured all His anger against our sins on Him. Jesus Christ redeemed us! Will you choose to accept His free gift of salvation, if you have not already done so? The rewards are eternal, and the consequences for not doing so are dire both in this life and for all of eternity. Life as a child of God is not free from pain and trials. In fact, the Lord says we will have trials in our earthly life. Yet He also promises to always be with us and to bring us to our eternal homes one day.
