The Search for Meaning
Life is mysterious and difficult, and one of its biggest challenges is the search for meaning. No matter how distinct our belief systems, how diverse our culture, or how different our personalities, the fact is that we share several problems intrinsic to human nature:
- We all feel empty, lonely, and guilty
- We all fear pain and death
- We all long to be loved and accepted
Can you relate to any of these? Have you ever felt this way before? All of us have felt this way at times, but the deeper question longing to be answered here is, “Why? Why do we feel this way?”
The Problem: Our Separation
The Bible provides the answer: We have all broken God’s perfect law. None of us is perfect. We’ve all done wrong, and so we are guilty of sin and condemned to eternal hell by our own actions.
And yet so many of us choose to ignore the truth of this harsh reality. It’s much easier to simply escape. But the truth is that only one thing in all creation can fill the empty hole inside each of us. The Bible reveals that secret. It offers an incredible and unique solution to our problem! The solution is not good deeds, nor is it more hard work. It’s not affluence, nor the perfect spouse or family. It is not prestige, nor fame. It’s not even food, medicine, clothing, or shelter.
The Solution: Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the only one in the entire universe capable of saving us from our emptiness, loneliness, guilt, fear, pain, and death. How is he capable? He is God. He came to earth, lived a sinless life, took our sin to the cross, died in our place, and then rose again to conquer death and hell.
“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to God except through me.”John 14:6
What a tremendous love story! Jesus wants a relationship with you more than you can imagine. He loved you enough to die for you. He knows your every fear and pain, every doubt and burden, every longing and need, and He promises to remain faithful to you for eternity.
“I will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.”Revelation 21:4
The Open Secret
So how can you be assured of heaven when you die? How can you enjoy a life of inner peace and profound joy right now? Give your life to Jesus.
“If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.”Romans 10:9-10
You can begin a relationship with Jesus right now, at this very moment. But before you do, realize that life as a disciple of Jesus is not easy on this side of heaven. You must count the cost: are you really willing to give up everything to follow your Savior?
If you have given your heart to Jesus, we would like to make a few suggestions:
- Read the Bible, every day, as much as you possibly can. Begin in the New Testament, read through the book of Revelation, and go back to Genesis and read the Old Testament.
- Learn to pray. Prayer is just talking with God, either in your heart or out loud.
- Find a church that teaches the Bible, chapter by chapter, book by book, and begin attending there faithfully.
- Make sure you are baptized. Baptism is commanded by Jesus in the Bible as a way to announce your decision to follow Jesus.
Jesus Christ. Amen! He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. For this reason, Jesus will always be the “center” of our news at World Opportunities.