The Answer

America is a country in crisis. Our world is a world in chaos. If you don't believe me turn on the news for just five minutes. If the events that transpired at Sandy Hook Elementary did anything they brought to the forefront that we are a nation on the brink of disaster. Mall shootings, school shootings, drug use, homicides, gang violence . . .

And we ask, "How do we fix it? How did we get here? What do we do?"

Some say we should outlaw guns, but let's be honest, do we really think a law is going to stop criminals from obtaining guns? Not likely.

Some say we need more psychological help. I personally, don't have anything against psychologists or psychiatrists, but for all the wonderful psychological help and medicines out there, the problems only seem to be escalating.

Some say we need spirituality, and the new age movement is growing at an alarming rate. But if you're looking for a "god" in yourself you're not going to find one. You can't be your own god. It will eventually lead to disappointment and disaster.

Some say we need more morals, more family values, more fathers in the home. I agree with all of this, but it's not enough. Rules and regulations, morals, and values are not enough.

What do we need?

We need a savior.

But not just a savior. We need The Savior. We need The Savior, who came as a baby over 2000 years ago.

We need Jesus. But sadly, what we need the most is what we seem to want the least. I sometimes think we would rather continue in our dark, fruitless searches rather than admit that the answer, the only answer, is found in Jesus Christ.

John 3:19  ^"And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."

Jesus is the light of the world. He came to cast light into all that is dark. He came to heal. He came to make whole. He came to do far more than just save us from Hell.

John 10:10 "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."

That abundant life is so much more than you realize. It's peace in your heart. It's wholeness in everyway. We need to realize that we were created with a purpose and a plan for our lives. We are not animals. We are made in the image of God. We are valuable. We are loved. All we have to do is ask Him to come in . . . to live in our hearts . . . to forgive our sins . . . to make us whole. 

With the tragedies of the past week on our minds, and the hope of Christmas in our hearts, I ask you to look at your own life. Do you know Jesus? Have you accepted Him? He loves you. He knows you. He accepts you right where you are, no matter what. And if you let Him, He'll change you. He'll transform you like nothing or no one on this earth ever will. Don't waste another day without Jesus in your life.

Romans 10:9 "that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."