Look and Listen

The other day I heard a talk about Philip and the Ethiopian (Acts 8v26). The talk was about looking and listening which really got me thinking. Those that don’t know Jesus, even if they want to, might not know where to look. So often I can’t be bothered to search for lost things, its much easier to ask someone else if they know where it might be, but its not always easy to ask about Jesus. I also realised how quickly I give up on looking for things if I don’t get the answers straight away. I’m not really sure who reads these blogs but I really feel that I should share something of Jesus just to help anyone who might be looking. I don’t claim to be any good in my explanation but here we go.

As a Christian I believe that we were made to be in relationship with God, that’s how he designed us. But because we are only human we messed up and damaged the relationship. God loved the world and the people in it so needed a plan to reconcile the relationship. To do this he sent his son, Jesus, to earth and although he lived a perfect life he sacrificed himself on the cross. This was because the real consequence of all our wrongdoings should be death, so Jesus died so we don’t have to. All we have to do is accept Jesus in our lives and our debt is paid. We can once again enter into a relationship with god.

Does it seam fair? Well maybe it does maybe it doesn’t but I know I make a lot of mistakes and I wouldn’t want to face the consequences for them. Jesus paid for all my mistakes so I can live in freedom.

Now if your reading this as a Christian you may have been picking out my mistakes or criticising how I presented the story. Alternatively you may have scanned over it thinking that you know it all already. I’m no saying these responses are incorrect but I want to challenge why you responded in that way. I pray that you will consider your attitude to hearing the gospel and maybe think more about what it means in your life today. We should never tire of hearing the amazing news of what our father did for us. We should never deny anyone the opportunity to hear and we should never take what we have for granted.

Thank you Lord for sending Jesus into the world
Thank you Lord that the price has been paid
I’m sorry Lord for all the wrong that I have done and will continue to do
Thank you for your gift of forgivenessThank you Lord Jesus, Thank you