“Come on in! The Water’s Fine”


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I send this message out to every man.  I send this to those who hate the Lord of Life, as well as those who are entering that Love. 

God is true.  God is merciful.  He knows our state of affairs.  And He is willing to accept any attempt you make toward allowing Him to give you The Life.  What He has spoken to the wicked hearts of man remains.  But so does the Hope He offers remain. 

I speak as one who has tasted His Love.  And everyone who He has embraced can testify that the life led under the Lordship of God is worth living.  It is better, by a measure not known to man, to live with the Lord of Life as my master than to spend a million years locked in the futility of my wicked heart.

The hope that grows within me is wordless.  I cannot speak the joy He gives.  With Him I find endurance in the face of any trial.  And all the trials His people endure are the same as those who infect the days of the wicked.  Why would you continue to live without Him?  If you inspect the answer to that you will find your pride.  If you will but lower your pride and seek His face you too can know this joy.

We laugh as children when we enter the water to swim.  And we tell those on the shore to jump in with us, “The water’s fine!”  And we swim and frolic in our joy born of water.  To those on the shore we appear foolish.  For they know the water is cold.  But as we endure the beating against our bodies we begin to warm and learn to have joy in what they consider too cold.

The same is true with the Love of God.  For those who remain outside, this love appears as a judgment against them.  But if you will just enter you will find it more beautiful a life than anything on this earth can give. 

What I am saying is clear.  But let me state it clearly, lest anyone mistake my words.  To be a servant of Jesus, the Christ of God, has no comparison to being a servant of our wicked hearts.   Come!  Enter in.  Abandon your pride and humble yourselves before the Most High God.  Call on the name of Jesus and expect.  Believe His message to man and live.  I tell you a truth, God is able to transform every aspect of your fears into a glorious freedom and confidence.  You do not need to die alone, as you are currently destined to do.  His hand is extended in this time of trouble.  Reach out and take it!

By His Grace.

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