God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that He is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though He needed any thing, seeing He giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after Him, and find Him, though He be not far from every one of us: For in Him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. (Acts 17:24-28)
God is Creator of all and offers salvation to all who will receive it. He does not reside in the temples of this world but within the being of those who are His. Those of us who have received Jesus Christ through repentance and faith in Him and His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary are born again into His family, regenerated into the Kingdom of God, and no longer citizens of this world. Though still in these earthly bodies as children of Adam we now have a relationship with our Father through grace and the offering of the second Adam in our place. The God who is in control of all things, the only God that is truly God and not the gods of men’s imaginations, has offered Himself for the sins of the world. He is still on the Throne and still determines the appointed times upon men and nations.
For those who do not have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ God may be your Creator, but your sins have separated you from Him. To be saved from your sins and from the judgment which is already upon you and the wrath of God all who are lost must be born again and redeemed through repentance and faith. The God of all heaven loves us all enough that He became a man and shed His blood that we might have life and have it more abundantly and free, not free to sin all we want, but free to live in Him the life which is truly life.
For those who are saved, God calls His people to holiness and obedience to Him that we might minister to those around us who are hurting and in need as He provides. We serve others, equipped with the Word of reconciliation and righteousness, rightly divided and fitly spoken, that they may see Christ in us, the hope of Glory. Our GOD has commanded us to love one another with an unfeigned love, even as He first loved us, and to disciple one another in the Word of GOD so that we may all grow in grace and in the Knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Our Lord has commissioned those who are His with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to go where He sends us in the power of the Holy Spirit. As we go, we are to proclaim the Good News of forgiveness through repentance and reconciliation with the Father through faith in His Son, that those who believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah of GOD might have life in His Name.
GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to faith in Christ and His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD, forgiveness from GOD, and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.
In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet