(Romans 8:32). There by, God gave everything that was necessary for mankind to attain redemption and salvation. Furthermore, the Lord Jesus gave us the gift of himself through his sacrifice. Now it is important to receive Christ in the way he reveals himself today: at the altar, through the messengers sent by him, in word and grace. When people give a gift to somebody, they occasionally do so with the ulterior motive that they may receive a present in return or in order to influence the recipient in their favour. Not so the Lord! He took the sins of the world upon himself on the cross and was victorious over hell,death and the grave through his resurrection. All power is given unto him in heaven and in earth and through the fullness of this power, he gives everything that serves towards the completion of our souls. Out of love, God wants to help all of mankind, so that not even one soul is lost, but that all shall be saved (1 Timothy 2:4), even those souls which are already in the yonder world. What do we receive from the Lord? Truly everything? Let us be totally honest, who among us has not at least once prayed for something with all their heart and nevertheless did not receive it! Let us ask ourselves, was that which we prayed for really important for the salvation of our soul? Only that counts! Everything else will one day be trivial. Our body and our belongings will perish, nothing will remain of even the greatest works of mankind; all this will fade into the mists of time. But what God creates and builds, that will remain! He wants salvation for the soul. That is why he gives us everything that we need to reach the goal of our faith, the eternal fellowship with him and his son.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 05:43:57 +0000
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