“Never Ending”

Scripture:

Colossians 3:3, 5, 17
For you died when Christ died, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you.
And whatever you do or say, let it be as a representative of the Lord Jesus, all the while giving thanks through Him to God the Father. (NLT)

Observation:

Our merciful God graciously came into this darkened, sin-filled world as a man of flesh
(1 Timothy 3:16) so that He could justly satisfy His anger against man’s rebellion and bring atonement to His creation (Romans 5:11). The only just way God could accomplish this reconciliation between Himself and mankind was by taking on flesh and blood, thus, becoming the Perfect and Pure, Final Sacrificial Lamb of God, and by doing so, He broke the power of sin and death so that we could stand blameless and not guilty before Him, receiving His eternal forgiveness.

Application:

God planned for our salvation before the Beginning of creation (Ephesians 1:4), not only to proclaim His Glory, but to also give us hope in spite of our inherent sinful nature, which desires to disobey and rebel. Our loving and Sovereign God stepped out of the Glory of Heaven to do what only He could do, so that we would be able to stand holy and righteous before Him—the Holy and Righteous God. God wants all of His people to be able to live in His Presence for Eternity, just as He did when created Adam and Eve. But God must be God; He can be no one else; He is perfectly holy and just and it is impossible for Him to be otherwise. Therefore, the Almighty God Himself cannot be in the presence of sin, much like darkness and light cannot exist at one time. It is because of God’s unchangeableness and His great love for us, that any sin-filled person who has sincerely accepted the merciful covering of Christ Jesus, has the Promise of complete forgiveness; to live forever Face to face with Jehovah, the God of Glory. There is no greater offer, nor is there a better promise in existence, my dear friends, with which we can truly rejoice over, and stake the very life of our eternal soul on. This gracious Promise of God, standing on its own, is reason alone to humbly bow ourselves before the only true and living God, glorifying His Mighty Name in thanksgiving and honoring Him by living in His Light so that we may be that beckon of light for anyone that is hopelessly lost in this dark and unforgiving world—that one person who is desperate for hope and searching for the One true meaning and purpose of this difficult life, so they, too, can escape the terrible consequences that living in darkness brings and live in the Light that gives Life a glorious new beginning—One that will never end!

Prayer:

Please help me remain close to You, O LORD, so my life will show the world there is hope for anyone who will humble themselves before You and let you be God. For You, my God, are the only hope we have if we are to experience life to the fullest—the Hope that never changes, nor ever ends.

Amen