03/12/2008: "Return To God"
At the end of the day, have we done anything of worth or value that we can look back upon and smile and say we are proud of what we did that day because we did some good in the sight of the Lord? What point is there to life, if we don't do anything meaningful? Does making money and buying nice things make life meaningful or is it just a way to make life a little more tolerable? Are we empty inside while we try vainly to fill the void with the pleasures of the world, the little things that make the day go by just a little bit faster just to get through it?
If everything was taken away from you today, what would you have left? If you died today, what would you leave behind besides personal possessions? It doesn't matter what we do or how we live. Life is meaningless, completely utterly meaningless without God. But don't think that simply keeping God in our thoughts is the way to add meaning. We need to come to God ready to give up everything we've worked hard for, everything we own, everything we do, ready to change our lives from beginning to end, prepared to be a true servant of the Lord.
When a church does this, when it decides that the way it has been going on is no longer up to par to The Lord's command and decides to make a change, it is called a reformation. When a person does this, it is called rebirth through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Let us find meaning again, and come back to God. Even if we have already been baptized and have drifted away, God is always longing for our return to Him.
"The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them. (Ps 145.18-19)"
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. (Prov 3.5-6)"