I wrote this devotional a few years back and thought I would share it here for anyone who is interested. It's in sort of a magazine style with pretty graphics and fonts. If you are reading this and you are not a Christian, please realize this offer is being made out of love for you and for God.
In case you don't already know this, almost 2,000 years ago Jesus, the only begotten Son of God, laid down His life for us to pay the penalty for OUR sins. (A sin is anything we do that is contrary to God's instructions to us, which can be summarized as loving Him first and loving our neighbor as ourselves - Matthew 22:37-40, Romans 13:8-14.)
Ironically, I never doubted that Jesus was the Son of God who died on a cross and rose from the dead on the third day. But I didn't connect it to myself - I thought that evil men did that awful thing, and I felt sorry for Him. I didn't realize that He suffered willingly, even for me. (John 10:17-18) Before I was saved (from bearing the penalty for my sins myself, i.e. before I believed on Jesus for salvation), I used to think that being part of the Christian community was nice enough for other people, but not me. I didn't feel included, nor even the need to be. But that was sad - God loves everyone (John 3:16-18), and we all need to get right with Him before our time comes. (2 Corinthians 5:17-6:2)
If you haven't placed your faith and trust in Jesus yet, I would encourage you not to put it off another day. It's really THE most important thing. We could never do anything to deserve or earn our salvation. Jesus paid the entire price willingly, although the pain was unimaginable, and He had done nothing wrong, EVER. This offer is open to everyone, and is the ONLY way to be saved. Believe. Not in Santa, but in Jesus, the Son of God, who takes away the sins of the world. You are invited to accept the invitation if you haven't yet done so. We never know when our last moment of life will be. That's why today is the day of salvation.
“Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.” (Hebrews 4:7)
I tried to answer questions people may have about saving faith in the pdf. Many Bible passages are quoted in full, because I find that people simply do not have time to look them up. I hope if you choose to download it, that it helps you in your desire to know God better. And I will pray for you. God knows who you are and everything about you, and He loves you (when applying this to myself, I always add "in spite of that." LOL)
PLEASE NOTE: This file is over 30mb in size (due to the decorations, etc.), so please don't download it on your phone if you have limited data or space. ALSO, I updated both of these documents on December 10, 2022, so please feel free to re-download if you got them before then.
If you prefer, here is a smaller file size version (about .5mb) with plain text and highlighting (like with a marker). (This one would be easier to copy and paste into a translator, too.):
Post updated: December 10, 2022
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