Thoughts for another day

March 6, 2013.

Today's verse: col. 1:13. Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further.  Thanks)

When Adam and Eve sinned, the destiny of God’s most beautiful creature, man, suddenly changed from one to live in eternal light, to one to live in eternal and deep darkness: the soul of man was transferred to the power of darkness.  To lead a life, or should I say exist, without the Presence of God, where the only thing available was torment to the soul; was a very frightening but real prospect to the entire human race.  But God had not finished yet; God had a plan in His mind to deliver man from this terrifying scenario.

Years later, Jesus, the only Son of God, shed all His glory and came upon earth as fragile man to fulfill the task the Father had set for Him which was to redeem man.  Through the sin of one man, the entire human race was doomed and now through the righteous sacrifice of one Man, the entire human race was to be saved from sure destruction.  And I say destruction because the prospect of hell is utterly horrifying.  If one were to describe it, it could chill the very marrow in the bones and make them as dry twigs.  But thanks be to our God and Savior Jesus Christ that He turned the evil scheme of the devil upside down and by His Cross made of him a laughing stock, for what the devil had deemed to be the end, rather became the beginning of a new story for man, freshly redeemed by God who loved him so much that He gave His life for him, something the devil’s evil mind could never conceive.

And thus God’s eternal plan fructified and the work of redemption was over.  Man now awaits his Redeemer to come and take His bride unto Him in which we will see how God having delivered us from the power of darkness, will now translate us into the Kingdom of His beloved Son.  Where there will be neither sorrow nor fear.  Only the Lamb of God with His bride deeply ensconced in Him in an eternal embrace of deep passion and love that only God can involve us in.  Blessed is the one who is considered worthy to be the bride of Christ.