FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. John 3 :16
The message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not fiction as many would have us believe. Neither is it mere religion. It is a truth that must not be abhorred. For it carries with it the power to save you and I, and to grant us a much clearer meaning to life, and life eternal.
Before it is too late, please carry on and read this story :
A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box.
Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible. Angrily, he raised his voice at his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the holy book.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care things. When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.
He began to search his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he read those words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words...PAID IN FULL.
How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?
I stumbled on the above story, and its resemblance to the Gospel of Jesus Christ brought tears to my eyes. Can you imagine buying and presenting a very expensive piece of jewellery to your loved one. But to your dismay she keeps it all wrapped up, stealing glances at it yearly and making a fuss, yet never unwrapping it? THAT IS HOW THE WORLD TREATS JESUS AND HIS PURCHASED GIFT OF SALVATION. PLEASE DON'T BREAK HIS HEART!
If you do have a heart, and this shared story touched you, then please do not spurn the beckonings and pleadings of Jesus to save you through his shed blood on the cross of Calvary. All God expects you to do is to accept His Gift of Salvation - Jesus Christ. If you believe the message of Jesus Christ, and accept Him in your heart, and confess Him with your lips, you shall indeed be saved.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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