Without God in our life, we are ruled by our faulty human nature. God is all around us, controlling every atom and every molecule, but we are blind and deaf to the reality of our almighty loving creator.
We are like a ship at sea without reliable maps or compass, navigating by guesswork.
We have made such a mess of this planet. If we were not so bad, we would not need police or armies.
We have brought the planet to the brink of ruin with pollution and climate change. Political disputes are making it impossible to repair the damage.
But if God is really in control, why does he allow us to mess everything up?
When God created the first man and woman, he authorised them to rule the planet.
So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” Gen 1:27–28 NRSV
The man and woman were supposed to rule the world under the loving guidance of God, but when they mistrusted and disobeyed God, they embarked on a disastrous course of stubborn independence.
We know the popular song, “I did it my way.” It never worked without God. Some people have achieved great things this way, but in the end we all die, and what happens after that?
God loves you and he wants you to live with him for ever in his heavenly home.
The prospects for this planet without God are looking worse and worse every year, but God still loves every man, woman and child.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Jn 3:16–17 NRSV
If you give up your independence and put your life in God’s hands, Jesus will be your guide and your loving friend.
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