Awesome News

 Can things really be different in this world?  Can people really change?  Can persons really alter their core values?  Is the old Christian teaching about transformation just a lofty and noble sales pitch or is it an actual possibility in a world broken by the harsh realities of sin?

The Bible says something awesome about God, His Word and the ramifications of God and His Word in a persons' life. I John 5:3-5 says, "For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.  Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?"

The awesome news is that in Jesus the future can be different than the past.  Priorities and values can change.  Weakness can be embraced in the power of God.  Old things can pass away when Jesus is invited into a person or situation.  There is a way of not being a victim anymore and of overcoming the ways and means of the world.  To "the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?" new beginnings and awesome possibilities are a heartbeat a way (I John 5:5). 

Do you feel like you are going down for the third time?  Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?  Is there a way out of the story that has become your story?  Jesus stands, inviting you into His life.  It's not magic he performs.  It is transforming love embracing you out of the past and into a new and wonderful future.