Rejection Of God's Truth

                                         James 1:5
                      "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask
                         God, that giveth to all men liberally"

        In the beginning, God declared that man was created to reign with Him; however, man rejected God's truth and chose instead to believe Satan's lie.  Today, man continues to reject God's truth and offer of salvation through Jesus Christ.  Man chooses to trust in his own success and others opinions to give him a sense of self-worth, but the Scriptures clearly teach us that apart from Christ, man is enslaved to sin and condemned to an eternity in hell.
        Since the fall, man has often failed to turn to God for the truth about himself.  Isn't it amazing that we turn to others who have a perspective as limited and darkened as our own, to help us discover our worth?  Rather than relying on God's steady, uplifting reassurance of who we are, we depend on others who base our worth on our ability to meet their standards.
        Because our performance and ability to please others so dominates our search for significance, we have difficulty recognizing the distinction between our real identity and the way we believe; a realization crucial to understanding our true worth.  Our true value is not based on our behavior or the approval of others, but on what God's word says is true of us.   AMEN!!!

                                    May God Bless You 
                                     And Your Families

                                                Minister: Robert A. Lail Sr.
                                                The Cross Life Ministry