Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate who lived from 1861 to 1930. On his first voyage to the Arctic in 1881, he noted the line he was using to measure the depth of the ocean was not long enough. So he tied all his available lines together, but was still unable to touch bottom. In his record Nansen wrote, “Deeper than that.” His words remind us that God’s love is so deep that we can never measure it either. The gospel song affirms, “The love of God is greater far than tongue or pen can ever tell. It goes beyond the highest star and reaches to the lowest hell.” That beautiful song declares the great truth of John 3:16, “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. “ That amazing love is extended to every one of us today.

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He came to a stop sign and looked both ways. There was nothing coming either way, so he slowed down, did not stop, but just made a slow turn. A police officer saw him and he was fined for making what the officer called a “rolling stop.” There is a desire in may of us to be free from restraints, at times even legitimate ones. But ignoring the stop signs of life usually brings the expected penalties. Many try to circumvent God’s standards by pretending they don’t exist. This results in, and explains to a large extent, the moral and spiritual chaos our world is in. god’s Word warns, “do not be deceived. God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” The wise will avoid making “rolling turns” on the highway of life and will enter into a proper relationship with God through faith in Christ.

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Marilyn Trehearne, a twenty-two-year old London model was told that the tiger at a zoo where pictures were being taken, was tame. But when she tickled the animal, the tiger attacked and mauled her, ruining her career as a model. Often we too are tempted to tickle the tiger of bad habits, such as loose moral living, or addictions, only to be t rapped by them. Please don’t play with temptation. Turn to the One who can help you. He is always ready to listen. He promised—“call unto me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things…” A good place to start is with this prayer of a humble man, recorded in the Bible-“God be merciful to me a sinner.” Nobody who ever sincerely prayed that prayer has been refused. Please stop wherever you are, whatever you are doing and ask the Dear Savior to come into your life.

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The recent funeral for the boxing great, born Cassius Clay, brought together many faiths. It is said that there are ten thousand religions in the world. But in fact, there are only two—the “do” religion and the “done” religion. One of these religions tells us we must “do” something—like join a church, give to charities, meditate, do penance, and other works, in order to please God and go to heaven. The “done” religion, which is the Bible based “old time religion” tells us “all our righteousness’ are as filthy rags” and “there is none righteous, no not one.” We are also told that it is not by works of righteousness that we have done but according to His mercy He saves us.” However, thankfully, the dear Lord Jesus did everything necessary when He died on the cross. That’s why He cried out when dying, “It is finished.” We all need to embrace the “done” religion, accepting what Jesus has already done.

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Recently the story of a Japanese boy lost in a remote forest came to a happy ending when he was found in a military hut. He had survived on water alone for six days. Jesus told a story of a lost sheep who was sought for by a loving shepherd until he was found. The story is an illustration of Jesus, as the good Shepherd, who gave Himself on Calvary’s cross for the sheep. You and I are in that story too because Isaiah, referring to our innate tendency to do wrong, wrote, “all we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned everyone to his own way. The Bible also tells us that “Jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost.” At Calvary, Jesus made it possible for all who are willing to come to Him, to have forgiveness and the gift of eternal life. When that takes place, it is indeed, a “happy ending story” open to all.

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The following words were found in an underground cellar where Jewish men and women were hiding from the Nazis during World War II. “We believe in the sun when it is not shining. We believe in love even when we are not feeling it. We believe in God even when He is silent.” Belief is an essential Bible concept. God’s Word, the Bible, states, “without faith it is impossible to please God, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” God invites us to “taste and see that the Lord is good.” That tasting involves believing. Paul illustrated this truth when speaking to the Philippian jailer, who had asked him how to become a Christian. Paul’s answer was simple. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.”

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Butterflies were not always the beautiful creatures we see flying around our gardens. They started life as caterpillars, then moved to the cocoon stage, finally emerging as what they were meant to be by their Creator. Scientists call this metamorphosis. What an exciting process. The Bible tells us of an even greater transformation. When we confess the reality of our natural tendency to do wrong, which God calls sin, (since God has told us that there is “none righteous, no not one”) and invite Christ into our lives as Savior, a miraculous spiritual metamorphosis takes place. Paul the Apostle describes this, writing, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things pass away, behold all things become new.” Unfortunately, many are still wrapped in their cocoon of unbelief. But when we believe with our hearts on the Lord Jesus, He makes something beautiful of our lives.

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A plaque on the iconic lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove outside of Halifax Nova Scotia warns “Injury and death have rewarded careless sight-seers here.” But in spite of various warnings being posted, tragedies still occur. People are careless about many important things. One of the most serious is neglecting the entering into a personal relationship with our Lord Jesus. When the boisterous waves of life crash around us, if we have accepted Christ as our personal Savior, the bible, God’s eternal Word assures us, “this hope we have as an anchor both sure and steadfast.” Only then can we sing with confidence, “We have an anchor that keeps the soul, steadfast and sure while the billows roll. Fastened to the Rock which cannot move, grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love. “We need to be geared to the times, but anchored to the Rock.

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In the USA, tax cheating amounts to billions of dollars annually. Attempting to respond, the IRS established a special program where, if the conscience of cheaters kicks in, they can repay their debt anonymously. God has placed in each of us a moral faculty designed to distinguish right from wrong. In fact, the Bible, God’s inspired Word, speaks of a “seared conscience” and exhorts us to keep a “good conscience.” If you or I have a conscience that is still active, and we have not seared it, we should be very thankful to God. If we desire to have a good conscience in God’s eyes, we can have one by sincerely acknowledging that since there is “none righteous, no not one,” and that we are in need of God’s forgiveness. That’s because “Christ died for our sin”, to make that possible. Remember please that “our conscience is not our guide unless we have truth for our standard.”

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Discovery is a popular television channel. The desire to discover new things seems to be an innate part of human nature and many life-changing discoveries have been made. Among them, consider anesthesia—artificially induced insensibility to pain. Sir. James Simpson discovered the use of chloroform as an anesthetic, but when asked the question, “what is your greatest discovery?” without hesitation, the brilliant man answered, “That I am a sinner and that Jesus Christ is my Savior.” You and I will probably never make a discovery of that magnitude, but we can all discover what Sir James did, and he learned it from the Apostle Paul when he testified, “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.” Paul also revealed how to be “in Christ,” with the words, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.”

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