Elmore Baptist Association
Whether we like it or not, in this country, we are already into the “political season.” The president and those who would like to defeat him next November are involved in speeches, rallies and debates.
Each one running for the office wants our vote. As he or she describes the problems our nation faces, he or she is saying to us, “Believe me!” — “Vote for me.” As he or she proposes solutions to the problems, he or she is saying, “Trust me!” — “Vote for me.”
Beneath our problems as a nation and individuals is our search for truth about ourselves and God. The difficulty in our search is our willful sin and rejection of God. We refuse why God made us (to fellowship with Him) and how He designed us (to serve Him). Whether we understand or know it, we are driven by a desire to know God and have a personal relationship with Him, and we can do nothing to make it happen.
The desire to know God in a personal way moves people to search through religion, philosophy, nature or books. There may be truth in each of these places, but ultimate truth is found in God. We need to hear from Him, know Him and fellowship with Him.
In response to our need, God has provided a way. “While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8). “God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself” (2 Cor. 5:19). God came to His world in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ.
As Jesus came and lived among us, He said in words and lifestyle, “Believe me; trust me.” Jesus said, “Believe me” — “My word is true and trustworthy.” Jesus said, “Trust me” — “I have come to seek and save the lost.”
We must believe that in Christ alone can the barrier of sin between God and us be broken down. Through faith, we must trust that His word and life are the only way to salvation and hope for the future.
Jesus said, “Have faith in me when I say that the Father is one with me and that I am one with the Father. Or else have faith in me simply because of the things I do” (John 14:11 CEV).
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