I heard this morning on the new that Patrick Swayze, the actor who danced in "Dirty Dancing" and was in "Ghost," died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. I can’t help but remember an interview he gave back in his height of popularity where he shared his journey of seeking for peace. He mentioned many different philosophies ranging of Buddhism to the ancient worship of the Roman/Greek gods and goddesses. He was just looking for inner peace. The first thing I thought of when I heard this sad news is that he now knows what is on the other side of the veil of death and unless he came to Jesus, he is not happy.
Because of the fall of Adam and Eve in the garden, we all come to this world incomplete. We are like puzzles with a missing pieces so the picture isn’t finished. The missing piece is designed to fit in the space just right to complete the puzzle; no other puzzle piece will do. Because of the fall of man from God’s grace, we all have a God shaped hole in our hearts that only He can fill. No religion; no amount of money, fame, sex, or drugs will fill it; no exercise or works will fill it. We can’t fill this hole ourselves; only God can do it.
Because of the love God has for us, He made a way for us to be complete in Him. God executed his plan 2,000 years ago by putting Himself in a human body and paid the sin debt the sin of Adam and Eve created. Because of what Jesus Christ did on the cross, mankind has a way to have the inner peace and completeness. It is only through Jesus Christ true peace can be found.
Christianity is not a religion; Christianity is a relationship with Jesus Christ our Redeemer.
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Good words. Reminds me of when the quarterback of the Patriots (forgetting his name at the moment) was being interviewed. He said there has to be something more important than fame, fortune, and money, and winning Super Bowl rings. When the interviewer asked him what that would be, he remarked, "I wish to God I knew." How ironic! We can only rest in God as far as Patrick's eternity goes. He married his High School sweetheart and stayed with her. That is rare in Hellywood ( I mean Hollywood). Humanly speaking, he died well; he had a great outlook. I hope he died in Christ. God only knows.
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