If my memory serves me right, there was a quiz program on TV, when the contestants who had done well, were asked the question,' will you open the box or take the money'. There is a Greek legend about about a girl called Pandora, who done something she shouldn't have ,she opened what now is called ,'Pandora's Box', in doing so ,she released all the evil in the world. It reminds me of another story, not a myth, but something that really happened, when two people disobeyed God, and in that single act, they released into the world ,sin, with all its its dreadful consequences for mankind. We read, ' When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam's sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned' (Rom 5 v12 ) Yes its no myth ,it is all to obvious, yes ,it is really bad news ,but let's move on, returning to Pandora's box, it tells how she tried to shut the box, and managed to stop one thing escaping,' HOPE'. As we look at the world with all it's evil, when we look at the power of death, we may ask in despair ,what hope have we?. There is a wonderful answer, for God is called the God of hope ( Rom 15 v 13),and He has provided hope, in the person of His Son Jesus, why don't you trust Him and then you would have a sure and certain hope.
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