The Father has given us a Treasure. That treasure is a Gift threaded throughout history in the Word of God. It is not something that you can win, demand, manipulate or gain. Like “light” it is hard to grasp and cannot be held, yet it pushes back darkness. Like “water it flows and sustains life” yet is not limited by time nor space. It casts sin as far as East from West and is the only Door to Heaven, Truth, and True Lovingkindness.
The Answer is Salvation and salvation is as simple as receiving God’s merciful act of Grace and Truth. For a Gift is not of any use unless it is received. If you reject the Gift or the Truth of Salvation behind this Gift, no amount of work nor effort can replace it. Jesus Christ is the incarnate wisdom of God. He is the “Word” by whom all things were made (John 1:1-3). He is “the Truth” (John 14:6) and “the Light” (John 8:12) by whom alone men can come to God and follow Him. He is called “the Power of God, and the Wisdom of God” in 1 Corinthians 1:24. He called Himself “the wisdom of God” in Luke 11:49. As a bonus He breaks every bondage that imprisons us and sets us free to be a new creation or “creature” in Christ II Corin. 5:17.
He is the Lamb of God who paid for our sins. On the Cross He ransomed us from the curse of sin and death. When He rose from the dead He defeated death and opened the Door to Heaven and Eternal life to all who are willing to surrender to this Truth and Hope. The Word “surrender” is used because it takes Faith to believe something beyond your own logic and natural state of being. “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen,” Hebrews 11:1. Read the Bible and seek God with all your heart and you will find Him. Ephesians 2:8-9 states, “For it is by Grace, through Faith, that you have been saved, It Is A Gift of God, not of works, so that no one can boast.”
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