A WALK THROUGH IFE

A WALK THROUGH LIFE

Just think there is a completely different world out there, one that we know very little about. The only way that we can be a part of this, new world is to pass from the life that we now are experiencing. God knew us before we entered into this life; of this, we have no recollection. Through God’s wisdom, He has given us a record of man through the pages of the Bible, a record that demonstrates God’s love for His created beings and a means by which man can be saved from the sins of the world.

We walk this life shrouded in the clouds of sin and blinded by the lusts of the flesh. We stumble and sometimes fall to the temptations of Satan, forever forbidden to enter the kingdom of God without repenting of our sins through Jesus Christ. When we hit rock bottom with no other place to turn, some will turn to God for help. Their excuses being, “Even though I do not believe in God, what do I have to lose? I have tried everything else; perhaps there is something to this God that others are talking about.” At this point the clouds of sin that we have been walking through begins to dissipate and a beam of light shines through and for the first time in our life we feel the warmth and love that God has for all seek Him. This will make dramatic changes in our life and lifestyle and if we revert to our old lifestyle, we now have a place to go for help in our struggle with the temptations of sin.

If we allow ourselves to succumb to the temptations of Satan, it can indeed be very difficult to escape from his influence in our lives. While under the influence of Satan, we lose sight of what is right and wrong and go about life in complete disregard for our spiritual life. The more we indulge in gaining personal wealth, power, prestigious positions in our business life or whatever we think will make us happy, the more we come under the influence of Satan’s deceitful ways and the less we pay attention to what the Bible admonishes us to do. Many will die in their sins and never come to the realization that they face eternity separated from God. This is Satan’s goal, to blind people to the truths of God, Satan cares nothing about us or who we are except to destroy our faith and trust in God.

Deep inside we know when we do right or wrong, it is when we allow the wrongs in life to control our lives that we become in danger of the damnation. It is then time to come before the throne of Jesus Christ and confess our sins, asking for forgiveness of our sins and in turn, Jesus Christ will forgive us our sins and restore us to our rightful place in His sheepfold.

Sin, like darkness cannot survive where the “Light” of God shines. The “Light” of God casts no shadows where sin can hide. The sun leaves one-half of this world in darkness, but God’s “Light” bathes the whole world in “Light” and there is no darkness found anywhere. All who come to the “Light” will be cleansed from all unrighteousness and live a more Christ-like life, seeking and doing the will of God in their lives.

Our walk through life is what we make it, we may be influenced by the actions of others, but it is our decision as to allow that influence to affect our lives or not. It is easier to blame others for our own shortcomings, than it is to admit that we are wrong and need to change our ways. Blaming others is just another way of getting out of our responsibility to admit our wrongs and making the necessary changes. We are admonished to forgive those who trespass against us and love them as God loves us, thus receiving forgiveness of our own trespasses against others. Those who reject change in their lives will one day face their day of judgment and will be judged by the same standards that they judged others, and then will justice be served.

Walk in the paths of righteousness by doing the will of God in your life and you will dwell in the house of the Lord forever, reject Him and face the fires of hell. Let not the trials of this life weigh you down, take them to the Lord in prayer and He who hears in secret will reward you openly. The path of life we choose for ourselves reflects our belief in our Triune God. God would that no one be lost, but that decision is up to you and up to me.










Merrill Phillips