Are you feeling hurt today? Or disappointed? Upset, troubled, depressed, disturbed? With yourself, with people, with the world? Confused perhaps, or disillusioned?
Beneath the fronts of smiling faces that we see everyday there are great problems and troubles that lurk. People struggle with countless things- self-esteem, confidence, purpose, faith, anger, hate. Broken relationships, wrecked dreams, meaningless lives. We live in a world that cries out for meaning, and yet is unable to find it because it is looking in the wrong places. People turn to material world, to other people, to themselves, to find joy and peace, and yet these things never fully satisfy because they were never meant to. Many of us have doubtlessly asked ourselves before at least once, what is the meaning of all this? Is this all there is to life? Doing what other people tell me to, enduring endless pressure from schools and society, living day to day with no end in mind?
That is why we need a Saviour. A Saviour who not only forgives our sins, but also teaches us the way to live. Hear what thay Saviour said,
"I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." John 8:12
We live in a world that is so disappointing because it is a fallen one. Since creation man has chosen to live his own way, a way that is on the surface appealing but ultimately meaningless and futile. We are familiar with the facts of creation and Man's fall, but do we understand that the effects of that fall extend thousands of years on, even to our very lives? That the futility and emptiness that we feel is a direct consequence of living life the way that we want to, but in the exact way that God does not want us to?
When Jesus came He was truly the light. He showed Man the way to live, and with His death and resurrection opened the door for us to live that life. We can look all our lives for the way to live, but one day we will realise that all we have to do is open our Bibles and read about the way that Jesus taught. And that, undoubtedly, is the best way. It is a narrow path, but it leads to life. It is a difficult path, but it leads to joy. It is a struggle, but you will emerge with the feeling that for once, finally, you have found the meaning and joy you have been looking for all along. An end to all the struggles and disappointments and depression you have faced.
The light of life.
Beneath the fronts of smiling faces that we see everyday there are great problems and troubles that lurk. People struggle with countless things- self-esteem, confidence, purpose, faith, anger, hate. Broken relationships, wrecked dreams, meaningless lives. We live in a world that cries out for meaning, and yet is unable to find it because it is looking in the wrong places. People turn to material world, to other people, to themselves, to find joy and peace, and yet these things never fully satisfy because they were never meant to. Many of us have doubtlessly asked ourselves before at least once, what is the meaning of all this? Is this all there is to life? Doing what other people tell me to, enduring endless pressure from schools and society, living day to day with no end in mind?
That is why we need a Saviour. A Saviour who not only forgives our sins, but also teaches us the way to live. Hear what thay Saviour said,
"I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." John 8:12
We live in a world that is so disappointing because it is a fallen one. Since creation man has chosen to live his own way, a way that is on the surface appealing but ultimately meaningless and futile. We are familiar with the facts of creation and Man's fall, but do we understand that the effects of that fall extend thousands of years on, even to our very lives? That the futility and emptiness that we feel is a direct consequence of living life the way that we want to, but in the exact way that God does not want us to?
When Jesus came He was truly the light. He showed Man the way to live, and with His death and resurrection opened the door for us to live that life. We can look all our lives for the way to live, but one day we will realise that all we have to do is open our Bibles and read about the way that Jesus taught. And that, undoubtedly, is the best way. It is a narrow path, but it leads to life. It is a difficult path, but it leads to joy. It is a struggle, but you will emerge with the feeling that for once, finally, you have found the meaning and joy you have been looking for all along. An end to all the struggles and disappointments and depression you have faced.
The light of life.
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