Good Tuesday morning! Thank you, Lord, for the new day and new life we have in you this day! The holiday we celebrate as Thanksgiving occurs next week, but the day we celebrate with thanksgiving can occur today. The Lord gives us so much when we believe in Him: love, joy, peace, salvation, eternal life, a place in heaven, and the Holy Spirit, to name a few great gifts. However, have you ever thought much about how much He gave us even before we came to believe? Many in the world call it luck, good fortune, or fate, but God watches over us even before we believe in Him. God's love didn't start at our new birth, but before our creation.
Believing in luck is to set your hopes on something that comes and goes as it pleases. The luck-believer also fails to thank God for the providence our Lord gives. Ministers have often pointed out that the belief in evolution is to set God aside and allow sin free reign in a life. Without God, the person is free to blame bad luck for the problems we face in life. Without God, the person is free to take credit for good fortune or achievements in life. Without God, one wonders where a person will go after this short life ends?
The Bible gives us a pretty good idea about where those go who refuse to believe. This is not an exclusive thing; any person can choose to believe in Jesus or refuse to believe in Jesus. Included or left out due to our own choice - there is no luck involved. We want a yes or no, light or dark, choice in life, and there it is. Thank you, God, for life and all of your glorious bounty we share in it!
Bucky
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