God rules 

‘You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things, and by Your will they were created and have their being.’ (Revelation 4v11) 

God is our Designer, our Maker – and therefore our Owner! We are loved by Him, and are only complete in Him. God made us to know Him – to live in fellowship with Him. 

We sin 

‘All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.’ (Romans 5v8) 

But we don’t want God to be in charge! We want to say what’s right and what’s wrong. Because we want no fellowship with God, we condemn ourselves to His judgement. 

God provided 

‘For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.’ (John 3v16) 

Although we can do nothing to help ourselves, God can! The Bible tells us that God always planned to send God the Son – called Jesus – to be our Saviour. He lived an innocent, sinless life – yet was killed. He willingly gave up His life. He was not only killed by men – He was also cursed with every sin the world has ever known…He was punished for our wrongdoing. Yet because Jesus is greater than sin and death, having infinite life and love and power, He broke free from the grave and rose up. Because He told people He was going to do this – and then kept His word – we can believe Him that we too will be raised to everlasting life when our lives end! 

We respond 

‘Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son of God will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.’ (John 3v36) 

When we hear that God rules, we sin, and that God provided, there are only two responses.
We cannot ‘sit on the fence’. Committing yourself to the LORD Jesus is a definite act of the will, that you have decided to do.
Will you ask Him now to forgive you of your sin against Him, and welcome Him into your life as your Saviour, and obey Him as your King? 

If you have done this, you are now born into God’s family! Tell someone you know that you are now living for Jesus, with His Spirit giving you the strength for each new day! 

You must include these things in your life to make and keep you strong: 

• Read the Bible every day – it is God’s message to us 
• Pray – talk to God – share all your concerns and all your happiness with Him! 
• Find a Bible-believing church where people really love the LORD Jesus as you do 
• Witness – tell others everywhere about the Saviour!