“The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.” John 6:63

Ephesians Chapter 1

5 God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great pleasure.

Millions of pages have been written about the “meaning of life,” the “deep secrets of life.” And yet, in two succinct sentences, God’s Word (the Bible) has given us the answer. Well, maybe, we ponder. But it can’t be that simple, can it?

An old story goes like this, “Once upon a time, there was a hiker out to see the wonders of his world. In his adventures he came to the edge of a great crevasse and wanted to see just how deep this mighty gorge was. So he came closer and peeked over. He couldn’t quite see to the bottom. He leaned closer, then closer. “Just one more inch,” he thought and leaned out a bit farther.

He fell!

Miraculously his hand caught a bit of scrub brush growing out of the wall. He was saved. But was he? He was at least ten feet from the top. He called out, “Is anyone up there? Please help me!”

Then a voice said, “This is God. I can help.”

“Oh thank you, God. What shall I do?”

“Let go of the bush.”

“What?”

“Let go of the bush.”

The man thought a few seconds then said, “Is there anyone else up there?”

As desperate as we are to find peace, as obviously broken and confused our lives become, when we call out for help and God says, “Let go of your life and give me control,” we, like the hiker, say, “Is there anyone else up there?”

Deep in our secret-most thoughts, we all know Someone created the world. It’s not possible that billions of years ago two planets collided (without exploding into nothingness), cooled for a few million years and became earth with its perfect, life-sustaining atmosphere. No. It was God.

Romans Chapter 1

19-20 For the truth about God is known to them instinctively; God has put this knowledge in their hearts. Since earliest times men have seen the earth and sky and all God made, and have known of his existence and great eternal power. So they will have no excuse when they stand before God at Judgment Day.

Funny how we all share a common trait: The stubbornness of giving God, the creator of our world and lover of our souls, control of our lives. I can’t speak for you but before I gave God control, my life wasn’t exactly picture-perfect, humming smoothly along.