A New Day

By: Pastor Johnie Akers   

John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”  The story of redemption through the cross of Christ has been told so often, that sadly, I think many find it commonplace.  Yet we should always seek ways to convey the timeless message of this wondrous truth of God’s amazing grace.  For example, I heard of a young family moving into a new house.  The day of the move, the husband had an important meeting and left his wife to handle the move by herself.  After the moving van pulled away, she found herself standing in the living room of the new house surrounded by boxes to be unpacked, appliances to be hooked up, a screaming infant, and a five-year-old who decided to throw one of his toys through the living room’s large, picture window.  With glass everywhere, and a strong wind blowing through the opening, the wife, now on the brink of a breakdown, decided she had to phone her husband and tell him what was happening.  When she called, his secretary told her that he was in a meeting and could not be disturbed.  Knowing how lax he was in returning her calls home, the wife figured out a way to get him to call back promptly.  She told the secretary, “Just tell him the insurance will cover it.  Call home for details.”  The moment he received the message, he called home.  What an incredible way to arrest people with the Good News of God’s grace and redemption from sin.  Maybe we should change the posting on our church signs, rephrase our sermon titles, and rework our evangelistic treatises into this headline:  “THE INSURANCE WILL COVER IT.  CALL HOME FOR DETAILS.”  That is an attention getter that should stop even the busiest generation to let them know that no matter how bad the damage, no matter how shattered their lives, there is full coverage available to not only repair the damages, but, as ServPro says in their ads, fix it like it never happened.  This is the Good News of the Gospel.  It is this Good News that will continue to restore all who put their faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ, with each new day.