
We are moving in the direction of the changing world conditions. Such conditions effect and affect our daily existence – how we think and what we do and don’t do. But, sadly, it is too easy to get caught up in the mood and movement, resulting in the absence of God’s Good News which conquers all the bad news.
When God is left out of the GOOD NEWS, we have only ZERO (Good – God = 0). So we are left with trying to piece together, to keep together the things in and about our lives that seem to give it meaning. We need light for the darkness, right for the wrongness, and a safe and sure way through these days in which we live.
The artist’s painting of the wooded forest was not to be looked upon in comfort. It needed a way in and a way out, a path through it. We are on planet earth, looking up into seemingly endless galaxies, conscious of timeless eternity, and becoming more aware of our littleness and limitedness.
God’s Word, the Bible, tells us, “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death” (Proverbs 14:12). We could cry out with Thomas (a disciple of Jesus), “How can we know the way?” (John 14:5).
“Jesus saith unto Him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me” (John 14:6).
The Christ of the Scriptures is the only Christ and is God’s ever-present Person. His gracious salvation is the all-wise program for Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Peter, John, Paul, for you, and me.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:10-11)