As I walked out of church two Sundays ago, I heard the news of Kobe’s death.  In an instant, he was gone. A sad day for basketball. A sad day for all who watched his great career.

 

And yet, the end is a reality that all of us must face…..

 

ALL of us will breathe our last and say goodbye to our lives on planet earth.  All of us our destined for the same reality. And we must all face that this is common of all of us.

 

There were nine souls on that helicopter, and all had something else in common too.  In fact, ALL of us have this in common.

 

And that is the opportunity to surrender to Jesus Christ.

 

His offer was for all of mankind.

 

It was for all who would dare surrender their soul and follow Him.

 

He did not discriminate.

 

He has willingly offered His life for Kobe, for you, and for me.  And He has sealed His offer, in blood, on Calvary.

 

As He has proven again and again, He does not discriminate:

Black or White

Man or Woman

Religious or Heathen

Military Ruler or Peasant

Sailor, Tax Collector, Synagogue Ruler, King

He put no one above any other, and none were unworthy of His time.

 

He had seen them in all creation and He had come to save them.

 

Mark 5  22 Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet 23 and pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” 24 So Jesus went with him………………….

35 While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher any more?”

36 Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”

37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. 38 When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39 He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” 40 But they laughed at him.

41 After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!” ). 42 Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.

 

And so it is with you.

 

You, too, are destined to leave this earth.

You, too, are on a collision course with eternity.

You, too, have an opportunity to choose who you belong to…..

 

I choose to SURRENDER…….

to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

 

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

Starry Night by Chris August

I am giving my life to the Only One

Who makes the moon reflect the sun

Every starry night

Was His design

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG3TijLA71s

 

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