Lyle's Blog

Have you ever wondered what’s important? The answer is different depending on your age or how much future you think you have left. That’s the deception. We believe we have one more day. Many things are important of course but most of us spend our lives making sure our number one is all right. We seek companionship, sex, jobs, lifestyle and retirement with ourselves in mind. And why would we not; it’s our life and the only one we get. We get older and a lot of important things are tossed to the ditch. I really never understand the devotion people have to things that really have little or anything to do with them but especially when they are nearing the end of their life. I suppose it gives them a feeling of self worth by voicing support for some issue. Have you noticed when a person dies nothing is important except life itself. Then all the things you believed and collected become worthless. Life becomes the only important thing. Beyond life is that great unknown. Oh we have ideas but if it’s only a belief we have settled on, that could be unsettling. The atheist thinks that this life is all there is. Religions of various sorts purport other doctrines. But the Bible says that we may have eternal life and that is believed by other than Christian people. Scripture (in the book of John) defines eternal life as knowing God. Not knowing about Him but knowing Him personally just like we know people here on earth. So believing in God is different than believing God. I never give scripture references; I just say “the Bible says”. If you want to seek God and eventually find Him it isn’t that hard to do. Read His word. Follow the commandments of Christ. Seek the kingdom of God. Humble yourself. Become aware of the treacherous position you are in. When you realize that you aren’t as good and special as you thought and feel the depravity that breeds in each one of us, repent as the Holy Spirit draws you to Himself. Like Job we must come to an understanding of who we are and who God is. He is the potter, the one who made man in His image. We are the clay marred by a desire to be the potter. We decided to shape ourselves in the image of pride and lust. You have to be willing to let God redeem you. First, genuine repentance is necessary. One must be ashamed before God for following our own selfish ways. We must accept the death of Jesus Christ as payment for our sin and believe He conquered our enemy (death) in His resurrection. Then we start on the path to eternal life by renewing our minds. Get rid of the old thoughts that are contrary to Gods Word. Learn to give grace to all men as He gives grace to us. That’s the difference in knowing about God and knowing God. When you know Him you want to honor Him by giving Him glory in all you do. So I urge everyone to seek Him now while He may be found.