That they may have life

That they may have life
Jesus said,

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; 

I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” 

John10:10.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,

 and I will give you rest.  

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, 

for I am gentle and humble in heart, 

and you will find rest for your souls.  

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” 

Matthew 11:28-30

I as a Christian can testify that the words of Jesus quoted above are true. That’s not to say Christians don’t go through highs and lows, they do. But you go through those times with the knowledge that God is there for you.
Someone once told me the Christian life is a lot of do and do not’s. nothing could be further from the fact.
Being a Christian means following the moral standard set down by Christ. This is no more difficult than someone following the rules of a football match.
In order for that match to be enjoyable by all the players one must follow the rules. Once you know the rules then you follow them automatically.
Thus it is when one becomes a Christian. You study the bible and learn from it how Jesus, how God wants you to live.
In the process you also come to realize that no matter what life throws against you God is with you, helping to lighten your burden.
In my life I have gone through many trials, one of my children being badly hurt when hit by a car, I survived cancer and blood clots on my lungs. My wife has underwent major emergency surgery. We lost our house to fire. Never the less through it all we have been able to look to God.
We have seen Gods provision. After our house burned down, on which we had no insurance, within twenty-four hours we had a place to live and furniture to go into it. It was an amazing provision.
After our son’s injury we were told my son would never be the same, having sustained a brain injury. But God answered our prayers. Today thirty years later he is perfectly normal and the father of a son of his own.
The God I worship is a God of love who is there for us in the good times and the bad times. A God who thought so much about His creation that He sent his one and only Son to earth to point us to heaven.
Jesus speaking of himself said,
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” 3:16-17.
        Are you willing to follow Jesus today?
Please think about it.