The Greatest Gift of All
It was Sunday night, the football game was
over and
my
team
had won. I had a good job where my wife could
stay at home,
two beautiful boys, good health, a nice
home, pets, both big and little boy toys to play with, etc.
But sitting alone after
the rest of the family was in bed,
I still
felt a sense of
emptiness that all of these wonderful
and
good things could not
fill.
I reflected back at times
in my life when I really desired
to have something thinking
it would really
make me feel great.
Well it did, usually for a few weeks, and
then the excitement
seem to disappear.
As I would sit alone with time away from
my busy distractions, the questions kept
coming back. Why do
I feel like I am missing something, an
empty sort of feeling?
Why am I here?
What is the purpose of life anyway? Why
doesn’t material things, hobbies, or
other people seem to fill
that mysterious void I keep feeling from
time to time? Is this
all there is to life?
Some people try to fill this emptiness
with a variety of
things in their lives such as doing good things,
going to
church,
shopping, work, going out to eat, sports,
hobbies
entertainment, other
people to give them value, status, etc.
Others try to fill this emptiness with sinful things like
getting
a high off drugs or alcohol, pornography, gossip,
slander,
coarse talking,
homosexuality, any sex outside of
marriage, etc.
While some of the above things are good,
and others
destructive forces in our lives, none are
the source of life.
These activities will seem to work for a
while but finally give
way to falling short of the promise many
believe they hold.
The greatest Christmas gift is eternal
life through
Christ alone.
At Christmas, and all year round Jesus
came to fill that
mysterious void that everyone has in their
hearts.
Jesus Christ
is the answer for all of the tough
questions
in life and he loves you and desires to come into your life.
Some people have to
hit rock bottom with a problem before
they
make the decision
to follow Jesus.
That was not the
case for my family or myself.
I guess somehow I just knew there was more
to life then
what
my B.S. degree experience from the
University told me.
It may
surprise you to find out that you don’t
have to become
a missionary to Africa to follow Jesus.
You can share or be
part
of his good
news to others when fishing, bowling,
cleaning,
cooking, hunting,
playing sports, etc., etc., etc.
Please
don’t be turned off to Christ
because Christians are not perfect.
Jesus still is perfect!
His
message is still true! If you would like
to ask Jesus
for eternal life, the following is a good way to start.
This
message was blessed by 60
different denominations
(including the
Lutheran and Catholic bishops)
for the Billy Graham crusade:
1) Admit you’re a sinner. Everyone has
sinned and one sin
is
enough to condemn you, and as a result,
not being allowed
to enter heaven.
Read Romans 3:23 & 6:23
- Proverbs 14:12 -
Isaiah 59:2.
2) Be willing to turn from your sins
(repent).
God will help you through this process of taking off
the old
behaviors and putting on new ones.
Read Romans 5:1,8-1 Peter
3:18a-1 Timothy 2:5-
John 10:10 &,3:16.
3) Believe that Jesus died for you on the
cross and rose
from the grave. Read John 14:6
- Romans 5:1
4) Talk to Jesus like he is sitting across
the table from
you and
pray to him to come into your life. Invite
him to take
control and
give direction through the Holy Spirit. Receive
him as Lord and
Savior.
Jesus said there “IS NO OTHER WAY” to heaven except
through him.
Then tell others about Jesus!
Read Revelation
3:20-John 1:12 -Romans
10:9,13-
Ephesians 2:8,9.
Good works
flow from believers in Jesus as a result
of a new heart.
Read James 2:14.
If you have questions please feel free to
call or talk
to someone
you know who has Christ as Lord and
Savior.
I now have
answers to the tough questions in life and have
a
purpose for being on this
Earth. I have help to keep
going
during good times or bad. May the Lord bless you
and your loved ones!
A Friend of Jesus, Danny
Quam,
612-424-5795
