Truth

God is faithful to all who are unfaithful. He is compassionate to all who are uncompassionate, and He is loving when we cannot even love others. He is a God that is consistent when we are inconsistent. He is a God that renews, restores, and revives when are souls have run dry. He is a God that hurts when our hearts ache. He is a God of comfort when we are hurting and mends broken hearts when they have split in two. He is a God that leads us down the path to prosperity and peace even when we want to take the road that leads to destruction and death. He gives sight to the blind, and hope to the weary. He is a God that loves unconditionally no matter how many times we turn our backs to Him. He is a God that waits with open arms when we have lost our way. He is a God that brings purity to the filthiest sin and forgives time and time again. He is a God that died a death none of us could imagine. As He was beaten beyond recognition, as He grabbed hold of the cross, the weight bearing down on His almost lifeless body, He trudged the streets to His death. He was thrown to the ground, nails driven into His hands and was raised between two thieves. There as the life slowly drained from His body, holding up His weight, grasping for air, He took on every sin we commit. Every sin we do behind closed doors. Every sin that we daily choose to make a part of our lives. Every sin that we just can't seem to let go. Every sin that controls our thoughts and actions. He took it all. And when it was complete He simply spoke, "It is finished," and breathed His last breathe. For some this would be the end of the story. But for Him, it was the beginning. For three days later He physically rose from the dead. And that is where the story begins. You have a choice. Life or Death? Christ wants you to choose Him. It doesn't matter what you have done in the past, it doesn't matter what you have done five minutes ago. It matters what you choose to do right now. God wants you, your heart, your mind, your soul, He wants all of you. God wants to show you a life that is complete, full of joy, and a life that will spill over to eternity. He turns no one away. He's waiting. Take His hand. He will never let go. -Carl Christiansen