The World Offers Nothing

There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.

Acts 4:12

Every now and then, I purchase magazines that young people would read to try and keep a handle on what is being offered to them around the place. Headlines like, Get the Body You Want in 5-Days, or How To Make Her Dig You, all frustrate me because there are no easy answers, and there are no quick fix solutions. God has made us to be who we are naturally, but the world keeps offering advice about how our lives can be saved from this misery (which by the way, most of us don't live in) by doing whatever the magazines and other boof heads offer advice on.

We all want to be saved from something. For some it is depression and sadness. Others it might be unhealthy living or addiction to something. Some people are work-a-holics, others far too lazy for their own good. And having worked within the funeral industry for a time, there is a longing within most people to be in touch with something spiritual.

But, salvation is only avavilable from one source, and that is God the Father through the death and ressurection of his son Jesus. We can try and save ourselves, or look for salvation through other avenues, but it will only lead to disappointment and misery.

I notice there is a lot of activity on Facebook over the last few weeks of people posting their horoscopes. These won't lead to salvation, only disappointment and empty promise.

My prayer is that for everyone of you who reads this will find salvation through Jesus Christ, and that he will become the answer to your problems in life.

Take Up The Offer

Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, (Acts 3:19-20)

There is nothing in this world that is encouraging anyone to repent of their sins. In fact, everywhere I look, all I see is encouragment to do what pleases me, and the consequences are non existent. Here in Perth, there are young people throwing rocks at cars and buses, people being set upon by gangs. Children being killed in car accidents because people have a disregard for traiffic laws and even life. Our children are being told by the media that they have so many rights (and they do) and yet teachers are restricted within the classroom, because there is nothing they can do to discipline the students, and so the students just run amok.

There seems to be so much hatred and lack of respect, and the world is crying out for refreshment. But the refreshment won't come until we return to God.

My own experience is that God gives more than refreshment, he is the one who guides us to green pasture and cool waters. He is the only God who can bring peace to our lives and healing to our hurts. He is the one who can wipe away our past and give us new life to start fresh.

My prayer is that you will be aware of this same God. The one true God. May he bring peace and healing to your life, and that times of refreshment will come to you from God.