I don’t know where you are right now AMY, but I do know that life is very difficult. We often make choices, and others make choices that impact our lives greatly on a daily basis. You are pretty much guaranteed to mess up, but there is God who wants to help you get back up on your feet and will forgive you of all of our sins. You see, AMY each act of disobedience affects not only you the sinner but also others (like your children) in both the present and the future. Because of Adam and Eve’s sin, “…the LORD God sent them out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. So He drove out Adam and Eve; and He placed an angel at the east of the garden of Eden, to guard the way to the TREE OF LIFE.” (Gen. 3:23-24)
The good news of Christ’s grace and forgiveness is our only real hope in this fallen world. Though unpleasant, focusing on sin’s consequences is necessary at times to remind us of the greatness of our salvation and to move us to obey God, even in the small things. Remember AMY, “…take note, you have SINNED AGAINST THE LORD; and be sure your sin will find you out.” (Num. 32:23)
When Jesus came He left this message for you AMY, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” (Mark 1:15) Remember this AMY,
THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD…(Romans 6:23)
-Bill Stockham