Never the Same
My father has told the story for
years of the first time he stood at the door and watched
me leave for college. He said as he watched my little
car go around the corner and out of sight, he knew his
life would never be the same again. As proud as he was
of me, he was sad to see the turning of this page in his
life as well.
Life is made up of a series of
events that once they occur, life is never the same. The
quality of our lives depends in large part on how we
respond to those events. For instance ...
When a couple learns that the
result of the home pregnancy test is positive, their
lives will never be the same.
When that couple experiences the
birth of their first child, their lives will never be
the same.
When that child walks through the
door to his first day of school, life will never be the
same.
When she begins to drive, their
lives will never be the same.
When they help her pack her car and
watch her drive away to begin her college career, their
lives will never be the same.
And then one day that daughter will
meet the man of her dreams and he will ask her to marry
him and life will never be the same!
When she and her husband learn that
the result of the home pregnancy test is positive, and
their parents are about to be grandparents, life will
never be the same.
Since the first man and the first
woman disobeyed the Creator and tasted the forbidden
fruit, life has never been the same.
Since Jesus said, "Father, forgive
them, because they don't know what they are doing," life
has never been the same.
Since Jesus said, "It is finished!"
life has never been the same.
Since the disciples discovered the
empty tomb, life has never been the same.
When we recognize that we are all
sinners and desperately need a Savior, life will never
be the same.
Some events change our lives
forever whether we like it or not, whether we request it
or not, or whether we want it or not. In some areas we
can choose to allow our lives to be changed forever.
When we say, "I believe" and when we say, I surrender
all" and when we say, "Lord, take control!" our lives
will never be the same.
Jesus promises that when we choose
to walk with Him, our lives will never be the same.
We will be starting a series of
sermons in the life of Jesus called, “Never the same.”
We will be looking at people who walked with Jesus and
the discoveries they made along the way. If you’re
interested in a series of messages to bring your friends
and families to … this is it. Introduce them to Jesus
and they will never be the same.
