Faith Filled Family Magazine September 2016 | Page 63

You have been given eternal life;
a life in Heaven, free from burning eternally in Hell. Why not just
pass on this one, two or several?
Why insult God by continuing to
be sinful in nature, just because
you can? After all, there is still
that matter of arrogance and
pride that is keeping you in jeopardy of spiritual death.
There are those two words
again. You probably thought we
were past that, after all, if all of
your sins are forgiven then what
is this spiritual death? Mentioned
earlier, spiritual death here is
relative to being separated from
God as a result of intentional sin.
If you accept God as your savior,
you commit to growing and walking in faith, then the spirit of salvation is in your heart and soul.
It’s more than a momentary or
one-time promise, for you are
fulfilling a lifelong commitment
to your Father. In return, he has
already taken all of your sins
off the table. Jesus died on the
cross for you. He was ridiculed,
mocked, whipped, and tortured,

and yet, for you, he did it all. You
were not even born, but still, for
you he gave all. You have committed some sins. God is saying,
“That’s okay, I love you.” “Accept
salvation, and do your best in
the future.” He’s not saying, well,
okay, but if you do it again, all
bets are off. This is your Father
and he loves you for all the good
and all the bad in you. All he
wants is you to commit to him
to be with him in Heaven for
eternity. Rebuke Satan and tell
others how to do the same. He
knows you aren’t perfect now,
and he doesn’t expect you to
be. How wonderful of a Father is
that!
Maybe you aren’t a Christian,
or you aren’t saved, and you
think, “This doesn’t even apply
to me!” You know what, it really
does, because God loves you.
He wants your picture right there
on the refrigerator by mine. And
if you don’t want to put that selfie
there, well it is up to me to photo
bomb you and get it up there
anyway I can. It’s up to me to

show you and to tell you what
you are missing. And it’s up to
me to pray for you, because one
day the walls will come down. It
may be with when you are hurting, when you need something
or someone to listen, or you may
say, “I am so tired of everything
just falling apart around me.”
“Why can’t life go smooth once
in a while?” Let me help you, or
let someone help you. Maybe
you think, “I have done way too
much, too many bad things, you
just don’t understand.” If that’s
you, then remember this one
verse~
2 Corinthians 5:19 ~ God was
in Christ reconciling the world to
Himself, not counting their trespasses against them.
God’s plan is to bring you home
one day. Forget about what you
have done. He has! Ask him for
forgiveness, for you. Ask him
for salvation, for him. And then,
SMILE!