Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Now or With Your Last Breath

John 6:44
44No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

The Jews were confused as Jesus called himself the bread of life. But the Jews couldn't get past the idea that he was the son of Joseph. Yes, Jesus was raised by Joseph but Joseph had nothing to do with his conception. For God sent the Holy Spirit to come upon the Virgin Mary to provide His seed. And that is why Jesus can say he came from heaven. Because he was not the seed of man but the seed of God. Jesus made a statement that it is God who draws men, women and children closer to Christ. In other words, no one can come to Christ without God seeking them. We believe that we are seeking God but it is God who sets the stage in our lives so that we will desire to draw closer to Him whether it is by our inept choices or the choices of others around us. He pursues us like a man who pursues a woman. He doesn't stop until He has succeeded in showing His love to us and us desiring to love Him in return. Jesus made it clear that anyone in Him would continue in Him and on the last day, He would raise them up and they shall enter heaven with Him. Maybe you didn't know that God has been chasing after you. And when you run from Him, He patiently waits until you come to the understanding that apart from Him, your life, our life, is meaningless. Have you been running from Him? Believe it or not, sooner or later, your life's circumstances will cause you to turn and run into His arms, whether it is now or with your last breath.

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