The Final Word July 16, 2009
Posted by doroteos2 in Devotional Reflection.1 comment so far
On a drive up to Oshkosh today, I passed a church sign (I don’t know what denomination or “flavor” of church) that read “God’s Final Answer – Are You Sure You Want to Hear It?” I may be completely off base, but I was troubled by what I interpret to be a veiled threat — that somehow God’s final answer is negative. I know that for some, God’s final word is a judgment of sin, a 
condemnation, and a punishment, but for me God’s final word is none of those things. From year’s of reading the Bible, reflecting on our faith, deep prayer and intensive seeking after God’s Will, there is just one word that comes to my mind when I think of God’s final answer, and the word is LIFE.
There are many forces of darkness, many manifestations of sin, many weaknesses and shortcomings of the human animal, but we worship and follow a Savior — a Messiah — the Christ. God sent Jesus the Christ as redeemer of humankind — and, yes, there is a cost and a price for accepting this grand and glorious gift, but it remains a gift in the truest sense: providing something to us that we could not give ourselves, no matter how hard we try. In the face of sin, pain, disease, suffering, and even death, God’s final word is life. New life. Redemption. Forgiveness. Abundance. God’s final answer is a blessing, not a curse.
