Investment or Waste? It’s Your Call.

A life that was controlled by drugs, selfish ambition, looking out for #1…even if it means stepping over or on someone to succeed…it goes on. I know a guy like that, BUT now he cares for others more than himself, he desires to leave every situation better than he found it! 

I met this guy in prison and shared the Love of God with him. The transformation was amazing! The description of how selfish he was would match mine, just the drug would have been alcohol. 

Not only does John 3:16 communicate that God’s Love “Gave”, it also makes clear that our future can be secure! 

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 

How sad is it that the enemy has deceived so many to believe that when Scripture speaks about “Eternal Life” it is talking about something that happens after our body ceases to live! This is a lie from the pit of Hell! God is Life! When an individual enters into a relationship with God, eternal life begins that moment!

Consider the words used:

Perish - “apoletai” ἀπ-όλλῡμι to destroy utterly, kill, slay, demolish, waste, 

Eternal life -  aionion - αἰώνιος    ζωή – zoen – Unending, Everlasting, For all time.

Dor. ζωά; Ion. ζόη, Dor. ζόα; Aeol. ζοΐα; ἡ: (ζάω):—a living, i.e. ones means of life, substance. 

I am 67 now, with 3 significant health issues. Earthwise, God has blessed me with a great wife, 3 great kids and 10 grandchildren. There, I am content. Heavenwise, I have not accomplished much, and failed far too many times to want to recall, and I would not be too content with my life. However, because I know that the little I could do, sharing the Truth concerning God’s Love and sacrifice for us, and witnessing the impact that some of the folks I shared with have had on this world, I do rejoice in the life my heavenly Father gave me! Being even a tiny part of what God has been doing in this world allows me to participate in eternal things!

Scripture states we exist forever…contemplating that…one Billion years from now how will you view this “spit in the wind” called life and how you used it? Will the thought be “Invested!” or “Wasted”? You, and you alone, control that. God intends you to make the most of it, but He won’t force you, because true Love includes freedom!

The so what: Allow yourself time to consider this Christmas how much your Creator Loves you and desires you to succeed in what really matters in this life! You don’t have to quit your job, sell everything, and then go to a foreign place! That’s the lie the enemy sells…it’s to scare you and make you think God is a slave master. He is not! He became the servant to come and die for you and me, so we could live forever with Him. All God really wants is a 24/7 relationship with you, just like you do with your friends, your spouse, and your kids. Just living with Him, sometimes more interactive, sometimes not, yet always consciously aware that your life intertwines with His. I never forget I am a husband and a dad, and thankfully, even when I fail, I always remember I am His child. How about you?