Have
you ever asked, “Does anyone love me? Why am
I here? Is there more to life?” If you have,
guess what, you are not alone. We've all had
similar feelings and questions in our lives.
You feel like something is missing, but you
just can’t put a handle on it.
At times you may have felt that you have
found it, perhaps in a love relationship,
but that feeling never seems to last. Every
relationship leaves you with this hole in
your heart. Something isn't right, but we
just can't find it or fix it. Someone is
missing.
There is One who loves you as His child,
and wants you to enjoy a relationship with
Him. He is the answer to your search for
that ultimate relationship. He will fill the
hole in your heart, help you overcome your
loneliness and your faults, give you peace
here and now, and eternal life with Him in
Heaven. He is the one Creator of the
universe and all it contains, including
you. You won't be complete inside until you
have a personal relationship with the God
who created you.
Peace Now… There Is A Way Back to
God
Being at peace with God is not automatic,
because by nature you are separated from
God. This separation is the "something
wrong" that is at the root of our
selfishness, loneliness, and dark feelings.
Through many immoral and amoral acts,
thoughts and attitudes, we continue to
grieve the One who cares for us most. That
is all of us, no matter how moral and
upright we may seem on the surface. If you
search your own heart honestly, you already
know this is true. This has caused a split
between us and the One who made us and loves
us. This split is called sin.
God is also the author of the most
important Book of all time, The Bible, His
"road map" for our life. However God loved
us so much he created a way across the chasm
back to Him. In His Book, He says:
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world,
that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him shall not perish,
but have eternal life.
Romans 8:16 The Spirit Himself testifies
with our spirit that we are children of God.
How
Do We Know This?
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God,
Psalm 53:2-3 God has looked down from
heaven upon the sons of men to see if there
is anyone who understands, who seeks after
God. Every one of them has turned aside;
together they have become corrupt; There is
no one who does good, not even one.
Light at the End of the Tunnel:
God’s Solution
Thankfully, there is a way out... because
He loves us, God cannot stand to allow this
split to remain. But because He is perfect,
He cannot allow our sin to go unpunished
without ceasing to be perfect, because He
would then cease to be God. The sin-bill
must be paid. Religion and good living
cannot pay it. So He paid for our evil
thoughts and deeds Himself. He came to Earth
as a human, Jesus Christ. He came to suffer
the punishment, you and I deserve so we
won't have to. He did and three days later,
Jesus Christ rose from the dead. The most
important decision you will ever make is
what you do with Him.
