Led Into Love

Sin is not talked about so much these days. Not even in churches. But sin is still sin, and it separates us from God as much as it ever did. Without God and the forgiveness He freely offers, none of us have any hope of being free from sin.

Whenever God forgives, He also lovingly cleanses us from our sins. Only then can our personal relationship with Him be truly restored.

Many believers see relationship with God as something that offers benefits at little or no cost. To them, being a ‘committed Christian’ is about what they stand to gain rather than the opportunity to give God the one thing above all else that He desires from them.

Jesus was unequivocal about this: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.”

Genuine relationship with God is wonderfully simple. It is what you were created for, and if you give yourself to Him with childlike faith, He will fill your life and keep on filling it. So instead of anxiously trying to change yourself, why not allow Him to transform you from within, by His Spirit?

The devil is very real and extremely evil. He is the personification of evil, just as God is the personification of Love.

Yet, Jesus came into this world to destroy the devil's work and to set his captives free. He made God known, He suffered and died for our sins and rose from the dead - breaking the devil's hold over humanity and opening up the way back to God for us all.

Living for God is very simple. Yet it is also very total. It is about knowing beyond any doubt that every word God speaks to you personally is the truth by which you must live. Nothing else can substitute for that.

Jesus said, "If you love me, you will obey what I command". When you come to God on His terms, He is quick to respond. He will speak to your heart, open your eyes, and transform you from within. He will also begin to make you aware of what He requires of you ... and that's where obedience comes in!

You were created to know God, personally and intimately, here and now ... and then go on into Eternity where you will experience the fulness of His love and goodness forever. You were not created for an existence which places yourself at the centre of your life.

Right now, God is accomplishing His purposes for His people and for this world. No matter how things look to you, there is no room for fear or despair about what is taking place in the world, regardless of how ungodly, chaotic or threatening it all seems. “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.”

God is not the strong silent type. He loves to speak and He has much to say! Give Him an open heart, give Him your willingness to hear and obey ... and He will speak to you.

God is the source of all life - the Living God who created the entire Universe out of nothing! Yet, not only is He totally engaged with this world and all that takes place in it ... He is also totally focused on your life to a degree you can hardly comprehend!

When you come to Jesus, you don't just change your lifestyle ... you are transformed into the person God created you to be.