“Wanted Alive”

 Psalm 49:15

But as for me, God will redeem my life. 

He will snatch me from the power of death.  (NLT)

     Death is not a subject that most people like talking about, especially when it comes to their own death or the death of those they love.  But death is a reality and at some point it does require our attention, especially for those we leave behind.  But our earthly death is not the end, but the beginning of a very long eternal life.   Sadly, the vast majority of people in the world do not know the Truth about death or life, because the devil has poisoned their minds with his lies.  The only Truth there is comes from our Creator and He has graciously shared it with those who desire to know it.  Unfortunately, God’s Truth never has been nor will it ever be accepted by this evil world driven by secular humanism and many false gods created by the powers of darkness.  Man-made truth and wisdom is not only utter foolishness to God and those who know Him, but it is always changing with the times and is therefore, not always true.  In order to know and understand the real Truth that never changes, you must first believe that it is our Lord God Jesus Christ who created all things, and it is He who sets the true standards that we must live by and believe in.  

     Creation is a well thought out plan that has order and purpose with rules and consequences.  It is easy to do whatever you feel like doing when you believe that this life is all there is.  But when you know the Truth and believe there are eternal consequences for your thoughts and actions, it is not so easy to rebel against the holiness of the One who sets the standards.  It is much harder to live in righteousness than it is live in sin, because the world hates the Lord and all those who follow Him.  When you see yourself as a product of chance and evolution, living becomes nothing more than raw survival, grabbing what you can while you can and you become nothing more than a thoughtless animal with instincts only for survival.  When you live apart from our Lord God Jesus Christ, you become self-centered, closed minded, hard headed, and dead, because without the Savior, the darkness of the grave will swallow you up forever.

                                         A Whisper of Hope

Do not believe, dear child…the foolish mindset of this fallen world’s view on life and death.  Instead, know and believe the only Truth that is found in the inerrant Word of God, for your eternal life is at stake. 

Romans 14:7-8

For we are not our own masters when we live or when we die.

While we live, we live to please the Lord.  And when we die, we go

to be with the Lord.  So in life and in death, we belong to the Lord.  (NLT)

                         For to be carnally minded is death, 

          but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

                                     (Romans 8:6)