Today is the Day

God's word tells us that today is the day of salvation. (2 Corinthians 6:2) Today is the day to make the choice of living your life for God. Stop putting it off till later. Stop making this decision the last thing on your list. This is your salvation. Salvation is a source, cause, or means of being saved or protected from harm, and risk. What is the harm and risk? Choosing to live your life on your terms and doing life all by yourself...without God. (aka a Godless life.)

I have been studying the book of Revelation recently and have been learning all about what the world will be like without God. Many are familiar with this time called the Tribulation. This will be a period of seven years that God will poor out His wrath on the earth before Jesus Christ returns. But God won't only be pooring out His wrath, but also His grace, because that is who God is. In spite of every evil thing that happens on this earth God continues to poor out His grace. He gives and will give endless opportunities for His creation to turn to Him. Many will turn to Him, but many will not. And this is why we have salvation. To turn to God and be saved from the Hell where the people who turn away from God will live for eternity.

This is some heavy stuff. And it is usually not among the topics of normal/casual conversation. But in absolute truth there will be a time of separation. People will be separated into two groups: those that turn to God and those that do not.

One of the hardest things that I run into is people who are indifferent to Jesus Christ. I must give grace though. I am not better that anyone else. I am not cooler or any more valuable. I have only accepted a gift that was given to me. It is a gift that is often hard to bear. And I say this because the Christian life is in no way easy. It is amazing, and rewarding, and most days I am asking God, "how is it that You chose me to be your beloved?" But it comes back to God's grace. He LOVES all of His children. He desires none to perish. (2Peter 3:9)

Some may wonder, what is God waiting for? Why doesn't Jesus come back now, and will He? Well, I believe since He doesn't want to see His children choose anything other than Him, He is waiting for more to be saved. There will be people who will refuse God's gift of salvation, or safety, but He wants more rather than less, to be a part of His eternal kingdom.

There are days like today that I feel that I am not doing enough. I feel that I should be changing the world in some way and making more out of my life here on earth. But it's not up to me to change the world. The betterment of the world is not resting on my shoulders.

I can do something. I can share my testimony of what God is doing in my life in hope that maybe my experiences will speak to someone else. I can show the love of Christ in loving others. There are lots of things "I" can do. Ultimately, it is the Holy Spirit living and working in me. If I could do these things all on my own, heck, there would be no need for a savior. There would be no purpose in Jesus Christ dieing on the cross and raising from the dead. But there was and is a purpose in His death and resurrection. And that purpose is to give me and you life abundantly. An oversufficient life that is consumed with Christ's love. When we come to the cross, meaning when we look at what Christ did for the whole world, it is impossible to be indifferent, unless you have a hard heart. Knowing Jesus has changed my life and I dare you to let Him change yours. You will never be the same.

May you bask in the knowledge and wisdom that the God of the universe desires a personal relationship with you. And this begins by coming to the cross and being changed forever.