Years ago before the nation
was criss crossed with super highways I traveled on two lane, sometime poorly
maintained highways.
From time to time, especially
when approaching a desert type of territory we would see a sign that said “Last
chance for gas.”
You couldn't help
looking at your gas gauge and even if you had more than a half tank full, your
comfort zone would require you to stop and fill up.
Several times down the road I
would come to another sign that would say “Last chance for gas.”
This caused me to think those first guys
weren't telling the truth.
Over the years there have
been many new religions pop up that met the requirements to be a recognizable
faith.
The requirements are, you must
have a BOOK, and it must be witty and convincing. It must meet the demands of self sacrifice,
for man wants to earn his salvation.
The
prophet, well you must have a prophet.
Some have appeared out on the
desert and got a revelation (you have to have a revelation).
And the miracles, he must perform miracles
even if they are selling a bowl of soup for a quarter, that may not be a
miracle but it is close enough.
The end result is you have a
new religion and if the prophet can look holy he may convince some to join him.
The difference between these
thought up religions and Christianity is that they lack an important ingredient
and that is reality.
Their god isn't real, just a
creation of their mind. They have substituted rhetoric for reality, and the
best they can expect from that is something to occupy time.
The most impressive scripture
in the bible is GOD’S declaration “I AM
THAT I AM” encapsulated in those words is the declaration that he is,
“The ALMIGHTY” and there is no other. Genesis 1:1 in the beginning GOD Created the
heaven and earth. Revelation 1:8 “I
am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who
is to come, the Almighty.”
Today we are all on a journey
and there are road signs every mile saying ours is the way turn aside here,
“Last chance.” The only problem is they
are all dead ends.
The ALMIGHTY has declared
that HE is not only the last chance, but the ONLY chance for redemption.
For those who are redeemed
the sign “Last chance” is just a reminder that their tank is full of redemption,
but for those who are going to wait and just travel a little further, and look
for another warning, time may run out for them.
2 Corinthians 6:2 behold, now is the acceptable time;
behold, now is the day of salvation.
This post is shared at “Tell Me
a True Story.”
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