The creators of the very popular computer game Candy Crush went public this morning on the New York Stock Exchange. Someone told me to be sure to buy stock because this was a sure thing. If I purchased shares I would be guaranteed to make money. It opened this morning priced at $22.50 a share. It closed at $19.00. Down over 15%. Phew. I did not buy any. We will see what happens as the week moves along. One of life’s great lessons is there is only one thing that is a sure thing. Jesus is life’s only surety. The rest of this world is a fickle place. Your best friend can become your worst enemy. Your expensive car can leave you stranded in the middle of nowhere. Your dog can be run over. Your cat just won’t care. Your church can decide you are a heretic. Your spouse can find another. Your portfolio can crash. There isn’t any other guarantee other than Jesus. He said and He meant it. “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Cain killed his brother Abel. David abandoned one of his mighty men to be killed at the front of a battle. Jesus’ disciples loved Him but they left Him alone in Gethsemane. Judas kissed Him on that horrible night. Perhaps the greatest of all life’s challenges is to be faithful no matter what. Jesus was. Our Lord collapsed face into the dirt with his fingernails dug into the soil with Satan pressing Him to surrender because we were not worth it. Jesus thought we were. If God so freely gave us His only Son how will He not freely give us anything else we need. Oh, there is one more thing I want to say just in case I did not make it clear. Jesus is a SURE thing.
Written by Roger Bothwell on March 27, 2014
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