HOW TO BE RECONCILED WITH GOD

HOW TO BE RECONCILED WITH GOD.

II Cor. 5:20 "We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though
God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on
Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God."

LIFE LEAVES US BRUSED AND BATTERED IN MANY WAYS.

THERE'S A WHOLE GENEREATION WHO HAVE LEARNED THAT THE WORLD'S
PROMISES FOR HAPPINESS ARE EMPTY.

MATERIAL PROVISION DOES NOT SATISFY PERSONAL NEEDS.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT ULTIMATELY IS NOT ENOUGH.
PLEASURABLE ESCAPADES LEAVE US WANTING MORE.
DIVERSIONS ONLY RELIEVE THE PAIN MOMENTARILY...
ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS BUST APART IN GREAT PAIN.

THIS MESSAGE IS ABOUT HOW TO HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
THAT OVERFLOWS INTO EVERY ARENA OF LIFE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

HOW DO YOU MEASURE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD?

MANY PEOPLE OVER-ESTIMATE THE DEPTH OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH
HOLY GOD.

RACQUETBALL ILLUSTRATION....

I PICKED UP THE GAME IN THE YMCA ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.
I PLAYED WITH A GUY WHO WAS A REALLY GOOD ATHLETE. PLAYED
RUNNING BACK FOR GA. TECK AND WENT TO THE SUGAR AND GATOR BOWL
IN THE LATE 50'S. I COULD BEAT HIM IN REALLY CLOSE GAMES AND
REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GETTING MY GAME TOGETHER.

I WAS BEGINNING TO OVER-ESTIMATE MY ABILITY.

A TOURNAMENT....THREE SKILL LEVELS...A LADDER OF EXCELLENCE.

A LEVEL, GUYS WHO LIVED AND SLEPT WITH THEIR RACQUETS.

B LEVEL, GUYS WHO ARE REALLY GETTING THEIR GAME TOGETHER.

C LEVEL, GUYS WHO ARE RECREATIONAL PLAYERS AND NOVICES.

I SAW THE NAMES ON C LEVEL AND WASN'T SURE I WANTED MY NAME UP
THERE. SURELY I COULD ENTER AT LEAST ON B LEVE ...

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