TROUBLED TIMES
The inspiration for this article came from an article written by Joe Stowell in ODB on July 23, 2012. He started by quoting "Murphy's Law" that most people have heard many times, "If anything can go wrong it will". I have no idea who "Murphy" was but he might have been referring to the words of Jesus recorded in (John 16:33) "These things I have spoken to you that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world". We can either focus on the "tribulation" or on the "peace" that Jesus promised, this choice is always left to us in every situation. We live in a "fallen world" ever since our first parents Adam and Eve disobeyed the one restriction their Creator had placed on them in the Garden of Eden. (Gen 2:16-17). We know from reading what Paul the apostle wrote in (Rom 5:12) that this one act on their part caused this perfect world to become "fallen". So naturally because we live in this fallen world we will suffer troubles of all kinds, but our faithful loving heavenly Father knew this would happen and made the necessary preparations to take care of this problem caused by "sin". He sent His only begotten Son Jesus, the only perfect "God/Man" who ever lived since the first Adam who was created in the image and likeness of God, to be the "Last Adam" (1 Cor 15:45) to reverse the curse brought on creation by the sin of the first Adam.
So we can rest assured that there is hope for all of mankind who will simply place their faith in the finished work of Christ on the Cross of Calvary, and receive Him as Lord and Savior from their sinful lifestyle. Jesus is the "Truth" (John 14:6), and His death on the cross "paid in full" the debt we all owed because of our inherited sin plus the sins everyone committed since birth (Rom 3:10-26). Paul further states this truth in (Rom 6:23) that the "wages of sin is death". And everyone knows that wages are what we receive as payment for the work we do. So we are without excuse, because God has given us everything we need to know in His Word the Holy Bible. And He expects us to simply read it and follow the directions it contains. It is not complicated, but actually so simple that even a child can understand the plan of salvation when they are properly instructed. The real trouble as I see it is that people don't take the time to become familiar with the Bible, and pass on the truth it contains to their children and friends!!
Sincerely submitted.
Dave Jamer 24/07/12
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