You've Got Mail

One of the great parts of any day is the arrival of the mail. This has been especially true during the Christmas season. Family and friends often send a card or letter updating everyone on the events of the year and the life progress of people we love. Often pictures are included that cause us to marvel at the changes that are taking place as our acquaintances grow up and get older. As the days go by further contact comes in the form of an occasional letter, postcard and by e-mail.

Another means of communication that we all enjoy is the phone. In an instant we can hear the voices of friends and family anywhere in the world. Most every home has a phone and many individuals carry a cell phone with them all the time. When the nature of our activities prevent an actual phone call the text message comes through. We just must stay up to date. We are certainly people who love communication.

We've got mail of another kind as well. God has communicated to us through his word, the Bible. He desires a constant interaction with each of us. Some parts of the Bible are just to let us know how other "family members" have fared in life. For example, in I Corinthians 10 God tells about the adventures of Israel as they travelled to the promised land. He tells us "these things were written for our example." Just as we hope our children will learn from the good and poor examples of those who have gone before, so God shares with us the good and the bad of those who have faced life's trials before us. He desires that we avoid the pitfalls of others and make wiser choices for our own lives. Then after John has shared with us the life of Christ he tells us in John 20:3 that "these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name." God's ultimate purpose in writing to us is to make sure we know all that is needed to choose his Son as our Savior and enjoy eternal life.

Have you opened your mail from God recently? He wants to guide you through the events of the family down through the years and he wants to draw you into a relationship with himself through the life and ministry of his Son Jesus. Listen. You've got mail!