You're A Winner!
First Published February 26, 2010
…But the gift of god is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
All of us who have accepted Christ into our hearts have experienced an exuberant joy of being given new life and new hope. For me it was like winning one of those sweepstakes:
Ding-dong! Congratulations! I am the Promise of Salvation. (My friends call me P.O.S!) By accepting Christ as your Lord and Savior, you, yes You, have just been given the Gift of Eternal Life! This is an all expense paid in full trip to be in God’s presence FOREVER! Excited, huh? I love this job! Ahem, this also includes the exclusive No Pain, No Fear, No Sickness features. And in addition…what? Well, no I got it correct. Nope. It doesn’t say, “trip for two.” Well, I have been doing this fulltime for centuries, you know! Ah, that’s in the manual under “spreading the good news!”
And with all that joy, I also felt a twinge of sadness at the thought that someone I cared about was on a fast track path away from God. They were missing the wonderful gift of salvation, and as my fictitious messenger said, the answer could be found in the Bible.
Each of us has friends or relatives who know that we follow the Good News of the Bible and have committed our lives to Jesus Christ. And some of these souls really don't know the true meaning of Christian. Do many of them dwell upon the human side of Christianity? "They are all hypocrites!" "All they do is ask for money." "How can there be a savior when there is sickness in the world?"
Well, the truth is that each day is like getting word that you are an instant winner! You have Acceptance (Romans 8:15), Comfort (Matthew 5:4), and Hope (1Peter 1:3) that YES, this is the first day of the rest of your life! Congratulations!
And about those you care about who haven't realize this fantastic prize, on a note card write out the word "Winner" and include a couple of your favorite promise verses like I've referenced above. Now send this to a special person "snail" mail. Commit him or her to prayer and wait for the wonderful results. It doesn't say "trip for two." It does say "trip for all!" (Luke 2:10)
Copyright 2010, Karen Vaughn
…But the gift of god is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
All of us who have accepted Christ into our hearts have experienced an exuberant joy of being given new life and new hope. For me it was like winning one of those sweepstakes:
Ding-dong! Congratulations! I am the Promise of Salvation. (My friends call me P.O.S!) By accepting Christ as your Lord and Savior, you, yes You, have just been given the Gift of Eternal Life! This is an all expense paid in full trip to be in God’s presence FOREVER! Excited, huh? I love this job! Ahem, this also includes the exclusive No Pain, No Fear, No Sickness features. And in addition…what? Well, no I got it correct. Nope. It doesn’t say, “trip for two.” Well, I have been doing this fulltime for centuries, you know! Ah, that’s in the manual under “spreading the good news!”
And with all that joy, I also felt a twinge of sadness at the thought that someone I cared about was on a fast track path away from God. They were missing the wonderful gift of salvation, and as my fictitious messenger said, the answer could be found in the Bible.
Each of us has friends or relatives who know that we follow the Good News of the Bible and have committed our lives to Jesus Christ. And some of these souls really don't know the true meaning of Christian. Do many of them dwell upon the human side of Christianity? "They are all hypocrites!" "All they do is ask for money." "How can there be a savior when there is sickness in the world?"
Well, the truth is that each day is like getting word that you are an instant winner! You have Acceptance (Romans 8:15), Comfort (Matthew 5:4), and Hope (1Peter 1:3) that YES, this is the first day of the rest of your life! Congratulations!
And about those you care about who haven't realize this fantastic prize, on a note card write out the word "Winner" and include a couple of your favorite promise verses like I've referenced above. Now send this to a special person "snail" mail. Commit him or her to prayer and wait for the wonderful results. It doesn't say "trip for two." It does say "trip for all!" (Luke 2:10)
Copyright 2010, Karen Vaughn
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