The
gospel is definitely too good to be true, but the reality is that it is! I have
been caught up in a scam as I attempted to sell a piano on-line. The purchaser did not want to bring cash but
insisted on sending a check. He was okay
if I would wait until the check cleared my bank to complete the transaction. I thought it was strange; but when I finally
received the check and discovered that it was written for more than double the
cost I had asked, I knew something was sketchy.
It was too good to be true that someone was willing to pay so much more
than the asking price. A friend told me
to google that scam, and I found out it was a common occurrence. Skepticism is
vital in the world we live in.
So what
about the too-good-to-be-true Gospel? This
scam depended on my greed to find a way to bank some extra cash, but how does
that small scam compare to my entire debt of sin being paid for completely by
my lack of skepticism? Purely by faith
every unholy thought, word, or deed I have ever uttered can be totally
cancelled when I recognize that I am without hope except for Jesus Christ. This is beyond the imagination of man. It is far beyond any scheme we could ever
come up with. Jesus Christ understands
that I am utterly doomed beyond hope if He doesn’t come in and save me completely. He had to do all the work for my salvation
because I could do nothing for myself.
Reconciliation
with God through Christ is by far the most stunning reality that I have
experienced in my life on earth. I’ve
been to beautiful places in this world.
I have walked through the forests of Sweden and felt that I was in a
fairy tale. I have ridden horseback
through Aspen forests in Colorado. I
have flown into a fantasy village in Scotland. The most beautiful place I have
ever experienced is the Grand Tetons in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Each time I have experienced a once in a lifetime
journey, I am amazed and stunned. Yet,
all of that pales in comparison to reconciliation with the Son of God! My future will include walking streets of
gold in paradise with Jesus.
Paul
drove home these truths to the Corinthians in 2 Corinthians 5:18-19. All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ
and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God
was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins
against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. Not only have I been
personally reconciled to God through faith in Jesus Christ, I have become God’s
ambassador to share the gift of reconciliation with others. I am blown away by the immense consequences
of reconciliation. I am convinced that
there is nothing more important to living in this world than to recognize that
the goodness it contains is a remnant of the good God who created it. His love and goodness compel me to desire
reconciliation with Him and to please him by sharing the journey I have
personally traveled in being reconciled to Him with others.
Reconciliation
with God is the one too-good-to-be-true reality that is absolutely true!
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