Christ Alone is Sufficient
For centuries, mankind has been trying to fill the spiritual void in their hearts with substance that will never satisfy. People crave money only to learn someone else has more. People look for fame only to learn that popularity doesn’t hold when you make a mistake. People crave substances only to learn that the high goes away and leaves a greater emptiness in its wake. People think that a relationship will complete their lives only to learn that everyone is selfish at times. Jewelry will lose its shine, new cars become old ones, and houses always need repair. Boats are hard work and every vacation comes to an end. If you are looking for those things to be the center of your joy you will find thorns.
Oh how we could teach people to avoid certain heartbreak if we could get them to value the Gift of Heaven. When I say Gift of Heaven I am speaking of Jesus Christ. Many people are ignoring Him and trusting in some kind of moth eaten morality to get them into Heaven. Remember: Heaven is God’s Throne Room and everyone who enters will have to reckon with the One seated next to Him. Philippians 2:9-11 says, “Wherefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him a Name which is above every Name. That at the Name of Jesus EVERY knee will bow…and that EVERY tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.”
Think of how that day will come. People who mocked Christians will be thrust in front of the Christian God. They will realize that glorifying Christ was the only way to glorify the Almighty. They will begin to dig deep into their memories of how at some time they impersonated some Christian value of kindness or charity. They will dig for those memories like a businessman scrambling to produce receipts at a tax audit. They will produce times of generosity and fairness. They will claim to be without murder. Sooner or later the memories will run dry.
If you could be generous with your money to earn a seat on Heaven’s floor, when would you know if you gave enough? What if there was one more dollar to give? Maybe fairness can catapult you in. But what about the time you cheated? What about the time you called in sick just to take a day off? Was that fair? Maybe kindness will work. What about the people who are more kind than you? They will destroy the grading curve for you. You won’t survive a grading curve. Good thing Jesus destroyed it.
Stop wasting precious time. Christ alone is sufficient for a new life. I am so glad that my eternity is not based on my merit. My joy is not in this world. I called upon Jesus to save me. Then living a life pleasing to Him is the only contentment that exists. Call me sometime at Family Church. I would be happy to talk to you about a new life with Jesus.
Pastor Tim
Family Church Jamestown is a non-denominational church located in Chautauqua County in Jamestown between Lakewood and Busti, NY. The senior pastor of Family Church is Pastor Tim Stahlman a native to the Jamestown, NY area.
