A New Life

A New Life “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 1st John 5:11 God loves you and offers you a full and meaningful life. This full and meaningful life is abundant. This full and meaningful life is everlasting. Jesus Christ can change your whole life and give you joy and peace now and forever. Life without Christ is empty and without meaning, but the life Jesus offers is full, meaningful and eternal. This life is made possible by Christ’s death and resurrection, and includes: forgiveness of sin, fellowship in the family of God and strength for daily living. A life without Christ includes guilt, loneliness and weariness. The life God offers includes forgiveness, fellowship and strength. You enter this life through a “spiritual birth.” “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3. Nicodemus, a member of the strictest religious group of his time, was a highly educated man. He came to Jesus seeking a more meaningful life. Jesus explained that without a complete change in his life no man could understand or enter the kingdom of God. Jesus called this change a spiritual birth. The spiritual birth is more than accepting facts, and more than doing good works. Spiritual birth takes place when you turn your life over to Jesus Christ. This life becomes yours when you turn from sin and accept Christ as your Lord and Savior. To receive Jesus Christ, you need to: admit that you are a sinner and cannot save yourself, be willing to turn from your sins and ask Jesus to forgive your sins and take control of your life. You become a Christian and possess this full and meaningful life at the moment when by faith you turn to God through Christ. The choice is yours. God offers you this full and meaningful life now. “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out. Acts 3:19. My Daily Devotional Volume III April 8 Robert William Brock, Jr.