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HUMANITY CANNOT!

 If you read or watch or listen to the news there are many stories of government bodies and legislation trying to pass laws to save humans, animals, and the environment from one thing or another. Some are good laws but in the big picture, they are not going to completely save this world in general.

Many people also advocate saving humans, animals, and the earth through education. Now again education can be good and helpful but in the big picture, education cannot completely save this world in general. 

So now I might sound jaded but we must ask, "What is the most important thing that must be saved in this world?" It would be the souls of mankind. 

This morning I was reading Matthew 19:23-26 which is addressing saving people. Jesus was telling his disciples that it is hard for a rich person to enter Heaven. The disciples were then shocked by hearing this and asked Jesus who can be saved? In verse 26 Jesus answers them, "With man this is impossible." Clearly, Jesus is telling the disciples that humans have no ability or power to save themselves from the sin that Has infected this now fallen world.

Now here is the upside to lift your spirits. In the last half of verse 26 Jesus gives us hope when He says, "but with God all things are possible." Now the ending of the story is Jesus made it possible for mankind to be saved by taking our sins to the cross to pay a debt we could not ever pay. Now to seal the deal Jesus rose from the tomb to give us eternal life.

Now to add to the sweetness of what Jesus did for us He also will redeem the animals, and the earth, and make a new Heaven for us. I have not heard of a better deal to save mankind than what Jesus did for us. Put your faith in Jesus Christ to save you from your sins because you will not be saved by education or another government law!




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