I finally got the message.

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To those who are uncertain... about their standing in this world.

I finally got The Message.
I get it.
It's all about God's path laid out before my very feet.
It's all about seeing the light who is God at the end of the tunnel.
It's all about the right way and not straying from the narrow road.

I finally got The Message.
It's not about getting the hint, though many have tried.
It's about getting to know the characters of the Bible.
It's about knowing your Bible.
It's about visions, dreams, prayer and God's will for your life.

Did I tell you,
I finally got The Message?
It's about desiring to know the truth.
It's about studying the Word of God and interpreting it.
It's about opening up about your life - your past, your present.
It's about making decisions.

I got it, I finally got it.
This message wasn't one that hurt.
It's about that emptiness inside you cannot fill with your heart's desire
or with the things you think you ought to do with your hands,
your feet, your mouth, your being. It's about emptying out what's inside
and confessing your pains, your hurts, your sins inside.

The Message is about taking responsibility for your life.
It's about seeing yourself for who you are.
It's about looking at yourself in the mirror and remembering
you were once just a child
with dreams, visions, prayers and a good future.

The Message is about knowing that you, me and everyone else
commit sins, and these sins separate us from God.
He loves us and wants us close but His holiness requires holiness.
It's about knowing that this separation is the emptiness you're feeling.
It's about knowing you can be made whole again.
You can be born again.
You can start again.
As a child.
A child of God.
Amen.

The Message is that you can DO nothing to be one again with God. Did you know that sin is punishable by death? Did you know sin is what keeps you from having a relationship with God? Do you know that you can have a relationship with God, the Creator of heaven and earth? If you want that, then there is one thing to understand: this sin that is keeping you away from God has a price: death. If you are not willing to pay the price, I can understand. The Good News is, someone has paid that price already. So that you don't have to. Jesus Christ. The One and Only. The Son of God. The Messiah. The Chosen One. The Promised One. Our Lord and Savior.

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