Good afternoon! Yes, I am slow getting going today. From long work days and school work this week, I am dragging quite a bit. I am sure that you have noticed that the world is never satisfied. From our first school days there was always the next assignment, test, or semester. At work we are only paid for work accomplished whether by producing something or time spent. No one cares about what we built, sold, or produced last year. Everyone wants us to perform now and seldom remembers what has passed. Does all of this sound familiar? And we are no less demanding of our own self, working, learning, striving, and struggling to gain more in this life. All of that is at odds with Jesus' final words on the cross, "It is accomplished!"
Jesus' mission on this earth was completed at the cross. Ours will continue throughout our lifetimes. The funny thing is that what we need to enter heaven has been completed already. There is nothing we can do, strive for, or gain that will get us a ticket to heaven. We must accept the salvation freely offered by grace through faith in Jesus. Eh? Sit back and accept something so profound? Nothing to work for, no bar to pass over, no promotion to gain? "How can this be?" the world wonders. Jesus thanked God for revealing His truth to the simple and confounding the "wisdom" of the wise. True it is, there is no insight to gain through intellectual study, no treasure to find in dark catacombs and no startling discovery to gain through the scientific method. Believe in Jesus as the Son of God, or don't believe. The choice is clear and there is no middle ground.
God bless you this fine weekend!
Bucky
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