Dear Friends of "Dial Daily Bread,"
The Book of Revelation encourages us that from the vast activity on the earth, fruitage springs up--the raising up of a people worldwide of whom God can honestly say, "Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus" (Rev. 14:12).
In giving His Son for the world, the Father made an infinite investment. Now it will be seen that it pays off. Christ did not make His sacrifice in vain. A people are raised up who deeply appreciate it. The hopes and fears of untold billions of all ages are summed up in that final assurance of atonement effected and realized.
The text assures us that He will have a worldwide body of people who reflect the beauty of His character. Of themselves they will have no innate goodness, but as broken scraps of an otherwise worthless mirror can dazzle one's eyes with the sun's rays, so each believer in Christ will beautifully reflect a facet of His perfect character.
If God "so loved the world that He gave His only Son" two thousand years ago, we can be sure that He still "so loves" the world of today that He will not permit any human soul to miss hearing in some way what the Good News is. The apostle Paul calls it "righteousness by faith," an effective motivation for a change of heart (Gal. 5:5, 6).
The Good News reveals three glorious truths: a God who is a Heavenly Father; a Savior who remains for all eternity a member of the human family, One with us; and a Holy Spirit who is the Spirit of Christ sent to "abide" or to stay with every human soul who welcomes His presence. Christ is closer to us individually than any human being can be because He comes in the presence of the Holy Spirit.
How can anyone be depressed if he or she will believe such Good News?
--Robert J. Wieland
Excerpted from: Powerful Good News, by Robert J. Wieland.
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