December 3

I Corinthians 2:16 extends an amazing thought. It says we, “have the mind of Christ; we hold the thoughts of His heart.” It is beyond comprehension that the great mind that designed the entirety of all that exists, that devised the plan of salvation, that orchestrated the transformation of man from mortal to eternal dwells within those who believe!

Just believe. It’s too simple a plan. Anyone can do it. It’s far more difficult to enter some gated communities, to access individuals who consider themselves to be important, who count their time as too valuable to waste on anyone who doesn’t measure up to a certain standard, than to join the community of heaven!

What is God thinking? How can He be so lax in His criteria for membership in His enclave of faith that anybody, that a ‘nobody’ can be included simply by receiving Christ as Savior and Lord? How can it be that instead of devising a lofty scheme to prove worthiness, all one must do is acknowledge that he is unworthy? In a word, what God is thinking is ‘love’.

In a nutshell, God has kept the plan simple and accessible so that whoever desires to participate may do so. The only thing that can keep an individual out of heaven is the individual himself. The only way one may be denied salvation is if one rejects it. Jesus stands with open arms to receive sinners who, when they receive Him, also receive His heart and mind.