I TOLD YOU SO

John 8:24
“For if you do not believe that I AM, you will die in your sins.”
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As a parent, we would always want our children to believe in our advice whenever they have problems. Why? Because we have been in those situations before, experienced it first hand and most probably, know the solution to it. And if they do not listen? Well, we either just let it be or blame them later if the outcome is what we explained to them would be. In the latter case, we would proudly say, “I told you so.”

Jesus has always been vocal about His purpose why He came here on earth. And yet, most of us would not believe in Him and His words. Failing to listen and act according to His will could only mean eternal death because of sins. Since the time of Adam and Eve, man’s dilemma is SIN. No one is exempted from this. Therefore, God from the beginning had required sacrifices for our sin. Since the Old Testament sacrifices of animal's was only temporary to cover sin, it was necessary to have something more, more powerful and lasting. So, God had a solution from the beginning of the world. At a certain point in time He would become a man (John 1:14) and die for our sins.

And so, He sacrificed His Son. Jesus is not just a human atoning for all the sins, He is God come in human flesh. He died for all our sins past, present and future. God’s gift to the world is His Son, Who is His personal gift to YOU. But to unwrap Him, you need faith to believe and receive the message. Believing in Him and His words. It is a life changing offer, and who of us does not need a new start on life? So, someday, when we open our eyes again, let’s hope that it is God, and not Satan, who would be remarking, “I told you so.”

Let us pray +

Almighty Father, give me the strength that waits upon You in silence and peace. Give me humility in which alone is rest, and deliver me from pride which is the heaviest of burdens. And possess my whole heart and soul with the simplicity of love. Occupy my whole life with the one thought and the one desire of love, that I may love not for the sake of merit, not for the sake of perfection, not for the sake of virtue, but for You alone. Amen +

O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come to you.