The Ferocious Lover...
By Jimmy Meeks
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I
am convinced, after talking to hundreds, if not thousands, that one of
the main reasons people reject the Christian faith is the failure of
church-people to understand who the REAL GOD IS - and how He feels about
the people on the earth.
I become more and more convinced of this as I share the gospel with others, especially police officers. They simply cannot imagine that the God in heaven who has given us His commands - commands that we repeatedly break - has any desire to be part of our lives. He is too perfect...we are too sinful. I am going to change this article often, mostly by adding truths I have seen over the years. But suffice it for now to let me state emphatically that God WANTS YOU: that He has paid a high price to save your soul, and your sins are no obstacle to Him - unless you allow them to be... Yes, you are sinful, very sinful. You have “screwed up...fouled up...messed up...” And you have done so in a thousand ways. You have failed in many ways and, yes, you are a “sinner.” But God has no desire to leave you in your sinful state...! This is precisely why He sent His Son - His only Son - to bear your sins. Would you give your child to pay for the sins of the world? Of course not. Would you, compelled by love, die for the sins of a bin-Laden? No, you wouldn’t. But God would - and did. Jesus was our sacrifice, our sin-bearer, our substitute. God, driven by love for you, “dumped” ALL of your sin upon His Son. And it was not just because He loved you. God had an ulterior motive in the giving of His Son: HE WANTED TO INITIATE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU! That’s a bit extreme, is it not? Would you sacrifice your only child so you could have a relationship with people who don’t even want a relationship? Probably not. But the CROSS is the message from God that He wants you: He covets a relationship with you: He wants to become part of your life. He wants to go with you on patrol, respond with you to domestics, assist you in jailing the crooked, the child rapist, the spouse beater, the shoplifter: and even help you find, and cite, the speeding motorist! Fellow officer; GOD IS MADLY IN LOVE WITH YOU. Yes, He is holy, and you are not: He is perfect, and you are sinful. But, Jesus has bore our sins and now made it possible for us to have a Permanent Partner, a Loyal Lover, a Constant Companion, a Faithful Friend. Right now, wherever you are - your patrol car, roll call, or at home on your computer- ask Him to reveal Himself to you. Email me: copandcross@copandcross.com 817-400-2906. |
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