You Are Never Too Far Gone For God - Part 1

There are few things more tragic than seeing a loved one turn away from their previously held faith in God.  People turn away for a number of reasons - anger over loss or failure, the seduction of other world views, or lifestyle choices they cannot reconcile with religious doctrine.  There are some people who feel they are too far gone for God to ever accept them again.

The truth is that no one is too far gone for God to forgive them. No one.  He did not send his son to suffer and die on a cross to save jaywalkers and people who tell an occasional white lie.  The great and terrible price that Jesus paid was intended to pay the greatest debts of those who have done the most terrible deeds.

The fact is that we all fall short.  We all jump into pits of sin of varying depths.  None of us can get out on our own.  We all need to reach to Jesus to be pulled out.  The acting of reaching is all the he asks of us - nothing more.  And no matter how hopelessly deep the pit you are in is, the simple act of reaching for Jesus will save you just as surely as it will the person who has stumbled into a shallow ditch.

In this blog series I will share excerpts from my book "You are Never too far Gone for God".  It is a short book and deliberately so.  I did not want to create anything that would be viewed as too long and daunting to read.  I wanted the message to be short and to the point to make it as easy as possible for people to read and share with others.  My intention is to share the entirety of the book in this blog series so that those who take the time to read can get the full message without it costing them anything.

So if you are someone who feels like you are too far gone for God to accept you back, or if you have someone in your life that feels that way,  I would ask you to keep checking back in to receive this message of encouragement over the coming weeks.