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Friday, April 17, 2015

God Made Us, Yet We Stray Away From Our Creator


Verses:  Ecclesiastes 7:15-29

My thoughts about the verses:

Each and Every one of us is made in the perfect image of God.  It doesn’t matter what race you are God made you to be perfect.  It doesn’t matter what sex you are God made you to be perfect.  It doesn’t matter what abilities you have God made you to be perfect.  It doesn’t matter your sexual orientation God made you be perfect.

We are all made to be perfect.  It is not who we are that makes us stray away from God.  God does not make mistakes.  Therefor without a doubt each one of us is made in the perfect image of God.

There are many people that try to change who they are so that they can have a relationship with God.  We do not have to change who we were created to be.   God loves us just the way we are.  It is not what God created that causes our separation from God.

We stray from God by our actions.  We all commit sins each and every day.  It is those sins that cause us to stray from God.  We make foolish choices every day and those choses are what separate us from God.

We have to look at our lives and what choices we make.  Are we choosing wisely or are we choosing foolishly?  It is our actions that we need to look at.  If we do not want to stray from God we must choose to live wisely.  Yet, we all need to realize that we all will make foolish choices.

People who ask Jesus into their heart are saved.  Their sins from the past will be forgiven.  The fact is that Christians commit sins. The sins that we do commit after we accept Jesus as our Savior are also forgiven.  Therefor being a Christian means that you are a sinner that has been forgiven of your sins.  It does not mean that your actions will be perfect.  It doesn’t mean that you will never do anything foolish again.   What it does mean is that when you do make foolish mistakes you will not stray away from God.

People are under the misconception that there are also different degrees of sin.  People think that if they do not do big sins that they are making wise decisions.  We need to learn that there are no differences.  Sin is sin and you need God to overcome the consequences of sin. 

When you do not have God in your life you are not forgiven of the sins that you do.  You stray from God each time that you commit a sin.  Your actions have led you down a path that takes you further and further from God.  You can come back down the path if you realize you need God.  You have the option to be forgiven yet that choice is up to each and every individual to make.

We all need Jesus in our lives.  When we accept that we need Jesus our life changes.  We realize that we have hope.  You come to the point in your life that you have a guide that helps you make wise choices.  You realize that when you make foolish decisions that you need to ask God to forgive you. 

We need to understand that the acceptance of the gift of salvation allows you to be a role model for others.  As you grow closer to Christ you will become more Christ like.  People will see you for the good that you do.  Even when you fall short you know that Christ will be there helping you.  We can all come back to the fold of God if we ask Jesus into our life.

Prayer:

We thank you God for your love.  We offer our praise up to you for your salvation.  We ask you to come into our lives.  Help us walk closer to you.  Help us always to remember that you created us to be who we are.  Help us make wise choices.  In the name of the Risen Savior we pray.  Amen

Questions:

Have you asked God into your life?  Do you accept that God created you in God’s perfect image?  Are you willing to turn over your entire life to God?  Are you willing to make the wisest choice that you can ever make?

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