June 18, 2026, the 169th day of 2026
There is So Much More
Life is not just something that happened to us, it is something God gave us. And it was meant to be so much more than we make of it.... View MoreJune 18, 2026, the 169th day of 2026
There is So Much More
Life is not just something that happened to us, it is something God gave us. And it was meant to be so much more than we make of it.
But even within this broken world, there are wonders and miracles. There are moments of inspiration that come to us as a gift.
All are meant to lead us to God. All are meant to show us that there is so much more!
For everything is far less than it was made to be, including our lives.
Sin broke this world, took away the utter splendor that it was, muted the Paradise. Dulled the colors, the fragrances, the tastes. Sin distorted the sounds and cut off the spirit of man from God.
Still, God reached out. Even before the first sin, from the foundation of our world, God prepared a way. The Way!
The connection may have broken, but He still sought out those who were righteous, who followed where He led them. Enoch, Noah, Shem and more.
God continued to work through those who would follow His way of righteousness.
Among those were Abram, whom God renamed Abraham. From Abraham He gave a son of promise, Isaac. From Isaac God chose a son, Jacob. God renamed Jacob, Israel. And from Israel He made Himself a people.
From His people of Israel, God made Himself a line, Judah. From the line of Judah He chose Himself a King, David. And in the proper time, from the royal line of David, God chose Himself the virgin Mary, for the mother of His Only Begotten Son, Jesus, through the Holy Spirit. And through the royal line of David, God chose Himself Joseph, to be the earthly father of Jesus. Joseph and Mary did not consumate their marriage until the proper time after the birth of Jesus.
Jesus, Who had been chosen from the foundation of the world to be its Redeemer.
Jesus, God in the flesh, perfect in all ways, sinless. He taught, made disciples and cast out demons. Jesus did miracles that showed Himself to be the Messiah, the Christ, the Son of God.
Then He suffered and died for us and on the 3rd day rose from the dead, showing Himself victorious over death.
Jesus restored that connection to God. And it opened the way to all who would come to Jesus in true repentance, turning from sin to Him and surrendering their all to Him as their Lord and Master, their King.
Jesus paid the price for the sin of the world, but we have free will. That means it is our choice to accept that payment by accepting Jesus, or not.
When we accept the gift of salvation through Jesus, we follow Him. Or we choose not to follow Jesus, and we forfeit the payment He made for us.
Since Jesus is the only way to God, if we do not accept Him and follow Him, we are still lost in our sin.
Jesus did His part. And He does more. We are called by Him. We are drawn to Him. We are invited by the Creator God into so much more.
That life, Jesus does not merely call ut life, but life more abundantly, life that is more than life!
"Then Jesus said to them again, 'Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.'"
John 10:7-10
Chosing Jesus over sin should be an easy choice. Choosing abundant life over merely living should be an easy choice.
But sin nature would have us believe we are losing something when we do. Well, actually we are, we are losing the punishment that we deserve.
Pride would keep us from admitting our sins, would keep us from repenting and turning away from sin. Pride would keep us a slave to our sin nature and call it our choice.
But sin destroyed this world. Sin will not be allowed to destroy the next. So anyone who chooses sin over following Jesus, chooses to be shut our of His Kingdom.
And that would be a fate far worse than any temporary problem we may have in this life, becuase we follow Jesus.
For no matter how terrible a situation or how hard the struggle we find ourselves in, it cannot follow us into eternity when we are following Jesus.
And eternity never ends.
Stay strong! Jesus offers life that is more than life!
NAN
