Watched the 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremonies yesterday (the torch-lighting was amazing). Every four years (two if you consider the Winter Olympics, but seriously -- who does?) you get a glimpse of world peace -- people from every nation gathered together oblivious of the external realities of politics and the state of the world. And for two weeks, you see sportsmanship and multiculturalism and other fuzzy notions.
Friend, even if all the countries of the world reached some level of accord, the peace that matters would still not be settled. And that is the peace between man and God. Human peace will last till the end of all things, and on that day when you are presented before the throne of Almighty God, that peace will not answer for you.
But friend, while the nations rage or while they stand at bay, your peace with God has already been bridged for you. By Jesus Christ. And if you accept Him as your Savior, He will answer for you at that throne, and He will claim His own, and He will be that life sacrifice that accounts for that eternal debt of yours, and He will take you to that place prepared for you, just for you. That peace is just for you. If you would but bend that stubborn knee of yours and accept the truth. Jesus says "I am the way, the truth, and the life -- no one comes to the Father but through me."
There is a competition that even Olympic champions cannot win on their own. They and you can win it with a word in the heart. Will you claim that eternal prize today?
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