Laura J. Davis

If I had found the cure for cancer and kept it to myself, would the people of the world be mad at me? You bet! If I could find a way to tell cancer victims everywhere that I had the cure for them, but they would have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to me, would they be indignant? Of course! But, if I told them they could have the cure for free and all they had to do was believe that it would work, would they line up with their hands out? Unbelievably, no they would not. Why? Because believing that something will work, just because I say it will wouldn't convince many people, until the ones who were desperate enough to be cured came, believed and were healed. Then they would be lining up for miles with their hands wide open.

In John 3:16 Jesus says this, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." God gave the gift of His only Son. He gave His Son freely, so that we might have everlasting life! The only catch? You have to believe! Why? John 3:17 gives the reason, "For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved." So, that you might be saved! He sent the cure for eternal damnation and all we have to do is believe. God has presented to the world the secret to eternal life and they rebuke it and call His message of love intolerant.

Since Ponce De Leon's search for the fountain of youth men and women everywhere have been trying to live longer, look younger and feel better as they age, all the while missing the one thing they should really be worrying about  -  where they will spend eternity. Our bodies are but shells that will wither and die and return to dust (Ecc. 3:20), but our souls will continue on. Life doesn't end at death, it just begins!

I have no cure for cancer, but I do have the cure for eternal damnation - Jesus Christ. Whether or not you believe He will come through for you, is up to you. The only way to find out, is to take that first step, hold out your hand and say, "Come Lord Jesus. Come."