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IfYouWantChange

'Tistheseasonforchange.Everycandidatepromisesit:"voteforme;I'llmKakKethingsbetter!"

Andwearereadyforit.Whowouldn'tliketoseetheeconomyimprove?Whowouldn'tliketoseethepoorfed,thehomelesshoused,andinjusticesrighted? -S( 

Butwehaveourdoubts.Wehaveheardthepromisesbefore,andhaveseenthestatusquogounchanged.Whatpoliticianhasevercarriedoutallhispromises?

Politicalcandidatesappeartohaveasupremeconfidencethattheycanmaketheworldbetter.Realityindicatesotherwise.

Today'scandidatesmostlyleaveGodoutofthepicture.SomebringHimintogainsupportfortheirposition."Godisonmyside;voteforme!"Theydon'tseemtobeconcernedwithobeyingHim,butwithusingHim.

Letmeaskyou:IfyouweretheallpowerfulandallwiseGod,wouldyouletmenuseyou?ThewholeideainsultsGod'spowerandwisdom.Goddoesn'thavetotakesides;He 3 hasabsolutecontrolofthewholeprocessandresult.TheBiblesays,"ThemostHighrulethinthekingdomofmen,andgiveth  ittowhomsoeverhewill"(Daniel4:17). j 

Furthermore,thesovereignGoddoesnotalwaysput"thebestman"intooffice:thatsameScripturesaysthatHesometimes"settethupover[nations,],thebasestofmen." N! 

ButIdigress.Let'sgetbacktotheideaofchange.Ifpoliticianscannotbringlastingchange,whereisittocomefrom?Theanswer,ofcourse,isthatitmustcomefromGod.

PoliticsandpoliticiansarenotGod'sprimarywaysofbringingoutHisgoodchanges.JesusmadethatplainwhenHesaid,"Mykingdomisnotofthisworld"(John18:36).Another +' time,Jesussaid,"ThekingdomofGodiswithinyou"(Luke -S( 17:21).

God'skingdomisdefinitelydifferentfromthenationsweknowabout.Hiskingdomhasnonationalboundaries.Itincludes"allthatineveryplacecalluponthenameofJesus  4 ChristourLord,boththeirsandours"(1Corinthians1:2). 1  

Ithasnopoliticalcandidates.Infact,JesustaughtthatinHiskingdomwearenottoseektobegreatortobeleaders.Hesaidthatinthisworld'ssystems"theythataregreat e  exerciseauthorityuponthem.Butitshallnotbesoamoungyou:butwhosoeverwillbegreatamoungyou,lethimbeyourminister;andwhosoeverwillbechiefamoungyou,lethimbeyourservant"(Matthew20:2527).  

Youmaywonder:doessuchakingdomactuallyexist?Itdoes.Andifyouwanttoseerealchangeinyourlife,jointhatkingdom.

HowcanyoufindsomeonewhoisinGod'skingdom?Lookforthem.Theywillhavedifferentgoalsfromtheaverageperson.They'llberatherobviouslypursuingsomethingotherthanwealth,rank,privilege,orfun.Youmayevenfindthemabitstrangeatfirst.

Youwillfindthattheyarepartofachurch.Now,churchesareeverywhere,andyouandIbothknowthatthepeopleinmanyofthemarenodifferentfromanyoneelse.Youneedtolookatthewaytheylive.Thesefolkswillwanttolivepurelives.Gettoknowthem,andyou'llrealizethattheyreallydowantcleanheartsandthoughts.Theywillbe"walkingthetalk"attemptingtoactuallyobeytheBible. -S( Ї

Watchthem.Youwillfindtheynotonlyworshiptogether,theyloveeachother.Jesussaid,"Bythisshallallmenknow M thatyearemydisciples,ifyehaveloveonetoanother"(John J 13:35).

TheywillbestrivingtofollowJesus'teachingbyservingothers.They'llbegivingtheirtime,energy,andeffortstohelpothers,andthey'llbedoingitcheerfully.

Theywillhavefaultssodon'texpectperfection.Buttheywilltrytoadmittheirwrongsandmakethemright.

Again,Irecommendforyouarealchange:joinGod's L  kingdom.BecomeapartofHisfamilyandplaceyourselfunderHisrule.Itisaverysimplestepbutbeforewarneditisaverycostlyone.Jesusexplaineditthisway:"Whosoever 3 hebeofyouthatforsakethnotallthehehath,hecannotbemydisciple"(Luke14:33).  

Thischangeissogreat,sothorough,thattheBiblecallsitbeingbornagain.Itisachangefromtheinsideout.God'sHolySpiritentersyouandremakesyou.Hegivesyouanewheart.Hegivesyouanew"wantto."Hegivesyouanewspirit:onethatisintunewithGodHimself."Ifanymanbein " Christ,heisanewcreature:oldthingsarepassedaway;behold,allthingsarebecomenew"(2Corinthians5:17). 5%  

Wouldyoulikethatkindofchange?Tolearnhowtobebornagain,readthenextpageofthispaper.tableborder=1cellpadding=5cellspacing=0bgcolor="#000000"align=rightalign=texttop>̀Areyoureadyforachange? M 

̀"Behold,Imakeallthingsnew." e  

YouMustBeBornAgain

Recognizethatyouareasinnerandthatyouare  lost.

  

"Allhavesinned"(Romans3:23). g 

"Ifwesaythatwehavenosin,wedeceiveourselves,and  Q thetruthisnotinus"(1John1:8). N! 

"Thesoulthatsinneth,itshalldie"(Ezekial18:4). #8 

BelievethatJesusdiedforyoursinsandthatGod &! acceptsHissacrificeforyoursins.

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"Godcommendethhislovetowardus,inthat,whilewe i*% wereyetsinners,Christdiedforus"(Romans5:8). +'  -S( 

"Christalsohathoncesufferedforsins,thejustforthe  unjust,thathemightbringustoGod"(1Peter3:18). M 

TalktoGod.Confessyoursinfulness.Thenbelievethat  HekeptHispromisetoforgiveyou.

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"Iacknowledgedmysinuntothee....Isaid,Iwillconfess ~  mytransgressionsuntotheLord;andthouforgavesttheiniquityofmysin"(Psalm32:5). h  

"Ifweconfessoursins,heisfaithfulandjusttoforgiveus   oursinsandtocleanseusfromallunrighteousness"(1John O  1:9).

LiveforJesusChrist.Joinagroupofotherswhoare 6 livingforHim.

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"Yeareboughtwithaprice[thepreciousbloodofJesus]:  thereforeglorifyGodinyourbody,andinyourspirit,whichareGod's"(1Corinthians6:20). g 

"Followrighteousness,faith,[love],peace,withthemthat  Q callontheLordoutofapureheart"(2Timothy2:22). N! 

̀Godwantstochangeyoufromtheinsideout. -S( 


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