It’s done
by Milton Eckermann
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For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit (1 Peter 3:18).
Every day: get up, wash, eat, work, eat, work, eat, sleep, and then it starts all over again. And that, to a large degree, keeps us alive. Of course, there are additions and variations to what occurs each day, but that’s basically it. Wow, a bit boring! And every day, the sun comes up; there is air, wind (and maybe rain) and, at night, out come the stars and moon. In among all that, other people are doing the same things to varying degrees.
What’s it all about? Do we just do that until we run out of breath and die? What then? Thankfully, there is quite a bit more that occurs to fill our lives and give some purpose and meaning. However, life is not all good. It’s not always beer and skittles. We do things we regret. Other people do things that upset us, or we do things without thinking of others. Oh no! Life now becomes a bit of a problem. Where do we go; who can we turn to? The answer, friends, is not ‘blow’n in the wind’ – try God.
In his son Jesus Christ, God rescued (rescues) us by dying and rising again. We can get up each day in our life of repetition and drudgery knowing that Christ is already there, and he is there for all. We don’t have to worry about the day or weeks ahead. He is already there for us now! He defeated sin and death for us once and for all. And the amazing thing is that this is for all people. The sun doesn’t come up only for those who believe. We don’t have to wait to share that incredible gift of love with others. Let us do it now.
Lord, as we get up each day, help us renew our relationship with you and give us the courage to share it with others. Amen.
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