Dear Friend
Dear Friend,
Have you ever looked out of a window and saw squirrels running around in nature, looking for food, climbing trees and chasing each other? Did you wonder why we don’t live in nature? After all, we are natural and organic creatures like the animals in nature, but we’re not animals. The human species is the only species on earth that was made in the likeness and image of God the creator. That is why we are able to create all things man made. The animal species functions on instinct. In the beginning, God created a beautiful natural environment on the earth where the weather was perfect and all the animals were tame. Nothing manmade existed or was needed. This place was called the Garden of Eden. God created two humans named Adam and Eve. They were spirits that had a mind, free will, and emotions housed in a physical body. God put them in the Garden of Eden. These people were never meant to get sick, grow old or die. They had a one on one relationship with God. The couple was permitted to eat of all the trees except for one. This tree was called the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and evil. They disobeyed God and ate of the forbidden tree. The two humans developed a sin nature. This nature enables people to be selfish and commit sin. People have had this sin nature ever since. Sin has separated mankind from God. God drove the couple out of the garden. The couple had children. Eventually physical death came to all of them. The animals were also affected and became fearful, wild and dangerous. Throughout time, God made a way for those who served him to have reconciliation. Animal sacrifices and many laws were involved. This method to reconcile mankind to God was always temporary and would have to be repeated on a regular basis. God decided to make a permanent way of righteousness for those who he created and loved. God sent his only son to be born of a virgin. Her name was Mary. She was found with child of the Holy Ghost. The child was named Jesus. His mother was human, but his father was God. www.rebeccahuffman.com |
Jesus was sinless and lived a life pleasing to God. He became filled with the Holy Spirit which is the power of God. He worked many miracles. He changed water into wine, walked on water, multiplied a small amount of food enough to feed thousands of people and miraculously healed people of various diseases and disorders. He even raised the dead by the power of God. When Jesus walked on the earth, He was both God and man. There were disciples that followed Jesus and He anointed them with the power of God to also heal the sick. There was a conspiracy among men to have Jesus executed, even though He had committed no crime and was without sin. This was the plan of God. God’s plan was to make his son Jesus the ultimate sacrifice for the sins of mankind. Three days after Jesus’s execution, God raised Him from the dead. Jesus appeared to the disciples more than once and then ascended into heaven where He is seated at the right hand of God. Jesus then sent the Holy Spirit to help us. The Holy Bible says that if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins (John 1:9). It also says that if we confess with our mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in our heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, we shall be saved (Romans 10:9). Because God loves you so much that he gave His Son to die for your sins, you can be saved and become God ‘s son or daughter too. All you need to do is pray the following prayer out loud and mean it. Father God, thank you for sending your Son Jesus to die for my sins. I believe in my heart and confess with my mouth that God raised Jesus from the dead. I thank you for forgiving me and I accept Jesus as my savior. You love me and will never leave me. I ask you to lead and guide me throughout my life. I will go to Heaven when I leave this earth and we will be together for eternity. Amen. © 2017 Rebecca Huffman |
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