~~~CONNECTING THE DOTS / REST IN JESUS' SOVEREIGN LOVE!

----"O LORD, I will honor and praise your name, for you are my God. You do such wonderful things! You planned them long ago, and now you have accomplished them."
----(Isaiah 25:1 / NLT)

--""But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for He who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."
----(Hebrews 11:6/ NKJV)

~~"For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith."
---(1 John 5:4 / NKJV)-- bible

~~~A life without faith in God is just a series of random events. There’s no texture to it. It’s inexplicable. You just exist while going through a series of unexplained occurrences. Depending on the circumstances, you decide if you should feel happiness or sadness, satisfaction or disappointment, pride or humiliation. In contrast, a life with faith is a life with a context. It has a purpose. It has boundaries. It is a life that has a concrete platform for sustainable hope. It has joy at the beginning and joy at the end. Births, deaths, graduations, marriages, moves, career changes—to the world they are just things that happen; but to the person of faith they are blessings and sorrows, all overseen by the God of the universe. Faith will help you connect the dots of your life and write a God-story you will be happy to tell.
[Why did Jesus say, "It is finished?" Jesus defeated Satan! The price has been paid. Jesus is alive! We accept this by faith. Hallelujah! ]

THINK ABOUT IT
If things have stopped making sense and you question, “What is the point?” remember that you were created with purpose by the One who spoke the world into existence. He cares about your life. Jesus left the glory of Heaven to come down, live in the sin-filled world to pay our sin-debt. He was sin-less. "Without the shedding of blood there is no sacrifice for sin." (Hebrews 9:22) Please read this entire chapter in Hebrews, asking the Lord to open your spiritual eyes. We can not get the meaning of this with our natural eyes. Jesus must open our spiritual eyes for us to comprehend this message. It is the Holy Spirit who convicts and converts sinners. "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23) ~ We all are sinners. Stay prayed-up. Keep short accounts. Repent when the Holy Spirit convicts you of sin. The Lord knows our hearts, and He alone can forgive sin. He died so we can live eternally with Him. JESUS PAID IT ALL!

PRAYER
~~"Heavenly Father, apart from You my soul is unanchored, tossed about. But in Jesus all things hold together. Thank You for infusing my life with significance and giving me value before I was born. Thank You, Lord Jesus, for paying my sin-debt on the Cross! I rest in Your sovereign love. In Jesus’ name, amen."
Blessings,
Pastor Allen Jackson

Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]