No matter who we are, we all will manifest our brokenness in many ways ,we all have imperfect personalities, that shows to some degree our fallen nature. It is not denying the good that we do, it is recognising the sins that we do, the greatest sin is leaving God out of our lives,as if He does not exist ,and that we are free to live without him. When I was young I did not know many atheist, now it is a common thing.What has the Christian got that's so important?, they have hope,hope is very important, that hope as an anchor to our souls.It is not a vain or maybe hope,no it is a sure and certain hope,based upon a person called Jesus. Recently I read about a man who was about to be killed by Islamic extremists,he said ,'tell them I died well',he was a Christian.In the early days of Christianity ,Christians were persecuted by Roman many died,to escape being killed all they had to say was, 'Caesar is Lord', but they refused, and so died,but they died with a wonderful hope burning in their hearts ,that even though they died,they would live again,yes the Christian has hope.A hope to die with ,and a hope to to live with, a hope in the God of hope,and a wonderful Saviour .In Charles Dickens book ,The tale of two cities', Sydney Carton is about to be executed by the guillotine,and he utters these words,'It is a far,far better rest that I go to ,than I have known'.It is the Christian that has that assurance of something better,something glorious ,eternal glory, because of Jesus.
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