Life

John 11:25-27 I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?" She said to him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world."

I got it! It just came in an-email from Kohl’s this morning--the best ever, last chance, ultimate savings coupon of all time. Worth, now get this…an extra 25% off. WOW, you say, that is amazing. Kohl’s coupon worth 25% off, that’s unheard of, why, that’s the best news ever. Well, not really…I actually have better news to tell you today!

The news I have to tell you about today concerns not shopping, but LIFE. Your life, the life you live, day in and day out. It’s the only life you have, and it’s the only life you can do something about. And now that life you live can be different. You don’t need to be stuck in the mundane, or forgottenness, or brokenness, sinfulness, selfishness or lust. You can have amazing free life, which will never die.

The other good news I have for you is that this life is not based upon a once in a while coupon which you receive through the mail. This eternal life is given to you through Jesus Christ when you do one very significant act. This simple act of faith is found in the word believe. That’s it. No formula, no secret hand shake, no broken promises, just a wonderful belief in the One that gives to us freely everything we need.

His name is Jesus, and He says of Himself, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.” It’s His unbroken promise to you and me, that if we believe in Him…I mean, really believe, not just with our head but our hearts as well, if we believe that He died for our sin, that He rose from the dead, that He is coming again, we can have LIFE. It’s His promise, and He does not lie.

There is no shortage of product, and you won’t get a rainy-day-check. No other coupon offered or needed. It is completely free, top-of-the-line, abundant, lively, joyfully exorbitant, everlasting life. And it’s yours, available everywhere.

There is one catch, however, and here it comes. You knew it was too good to be true; there had to be a catch; nothing is free in this world today. Well, the catch is this. Our world is broken, and it’s going to end one day and Christ will return in His glory to bring about the end. Then it’s finished; this free offer of life will no longer be available. The amazing thing is that you don’t need to wait to the end to know how you are going to turn out. You can know today. Just believe. That’s it, and life can be yours. Jesus said so!

Blessings, Rip