Thursday, November 17, 2005

The Good News

Give ear and come to me; hear me, that your soul may live (Isaiah 55:3).

There is nothing better for humanity than the Good News about Jesus Christ. There is nothing more suited to meeting the needs of humanity than the Gospel of our Lord.

It is better than philosophy. Philosophy can only reveal what is in the heart of man; it can only describe and classify. Philosophy cannot heal or cure; it is like the physician who knows the disease, but has no remedy. But the Gospel of Christ is superior; it prescribes an infallible and universal cure for the problems which ail mankind.

The Gospel is better than education. Education can only inspire and develop those qualities that man already has; but the Gospel recreates the human heart and lifts man up to stand in imitation of Christ Himself. Education can only help man to build a future on the sins that riddle his life; it is the Gospel which saves man from sin and gives him a sure foundation upon which to build.

The Gospel is better than morality. Morality is conformity to law. In a perfect world where the law is always obeyed, there would be no hurts, no defensiveness, no desire for retaliation. But humanity has broken the law, and each hurt provokes more defensiveness and more acts of retaliation—a vicious cycle that appeals to morality cannot bring to an end. But the Gospel can. The Gospel brings man back to God, makes him one with the Lord, provides a new start, and helps man to forgive and let go of hurts, just as he himself has been forgiven by Christ.

The Gospel is better than philanthropy. Philanthropy is the love one person has for another—but the Gospel is the love of God for all people. Philanthropy concerns itself with improving man’s lot here in life; the Gospel is concerned, not only with this world, but with eternity. The Gospel not only wishes to spare man from grief in life, it also desires to unite him with God in joy forever in heaven. Please join me in praying:

Holy Spirit, we may not be smart, we may not be wise; we may not obey the rules, or love each other as we should. But we need only one thing: that You would fill our hearts with the Good News of Jesus, the Son of God who offers us freedom from sin’s power and eternal death, asking only that we repent and follow Him. In Jesus’ Name we pray, amen.

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