The comedian and actor of the last century, W.C. Fields, was hospitalized towards the end of his life. A number of folks came by to check in on him and one day a fellow actor walked in to his hospital room and found Fields reading a Bible. Now Fields had never been open to anything to do with Christianity and the friend was pretty surprised at what he saw. He blurted out “Bill...what are you doing reading that Bible?” Fields put it down quickly and said, “I’m just looking for loopholes!” That’s the way it is for a lot of folks. God offers this incredible gift of eternal life, and some accept it and many don’t. But a lot of folks just seem to be looking for “loopholes”. The Bible is pretty clear that we all are going to die and leave this earth. And each person has the freedom to choose what happens to them after that takes place. The problem for many is that the Bible gives only one way of going to heaven. Jesus declared “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” You can look all you want or pretend all you want. But he was pretty clear that the only way to eternal life is through him. So quit wasting your time looking for or dreaming about loopholes. The bad news is that they don’t exist. The Good News is that all God is asking you and me to do is to come to him and by faith accept the forgiveness that he offers through his death on the cross. That’s it. And that is not only good news...it is THE Good News.
Here’s our Bible verse for today...
John 14:6 NLT Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
Remember I’m praying for you!
PJ
Here’s our Bible verse for today...
John 14:6 NLT Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
Remember I’m praying for you!
PJ