Lost In The Dark   

Under a streetlight on a very dark night was a man looking for a set of lost keys.  
A policeman came by and inquired about the object of his search.  He joined the search and the two searched diligently for quite some time. Finally the officer asked, "Are you sure you lost them here?" "Oh, no," said the man pausing for a moment.  
As he pointed out into the darkness, he said, "I lost the keys somewhere over there." 
"Then WHY are you looking for them over here?" the officer asked.....

"Because THIS  is where the light is!" he replied.

This comical story illustrates a tremendous truth: Instead of seeking the counsel of God, modern-day "free thinkers"  INSIST on using human wisdom ALONE for answers to eternal questions.

The problem is that the “light” of human knowledge ALONE is NOT sufficient to find 
the “keys”  to the most important questions of life.  Jeremiah the prophet lamented: 
"O LORD, I know the way of man is NOT in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps" (Jeremiah 10:23).  The wise man Solomon wrote: "There is a way that SEEMS  right to a man, but its end is the way of death" (Proverbs 14:12; 16:25).

However, God has shed “light” on the subject.  Through His Word He has revealed 
to us HOW-we got here (Genesis 1-2), WHY-we are here (1 Corinthians 8:6), and WHERE-we are going (Matthew 7:13-14).  He has ALSO revealed the nature of our greatest problem: SIN (Romans 3:23) and how we may find forgiveness of sin through the gospel (the “good news”) of His Son, Jesus Christ (Romans 1:16).  Without the “light” of His word, we would continue groping in the darkness and NEVER find the “keys” to life.

Jesus told one of His apostles, Peter, that He would give to him the “keys” of the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 16:19).  These “keys” open the door to salvation  from our greatest problem AND to eternal life with God.  Peter revealed these “keys” 
on the Day of Pentecost (a Jewish feast) after the death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ.

In answer to the question “What must we do to be saved from our sins?” 
Peter instructed THOSE who THEN BELIEVED that Jesus Christ was (is) the Son of God to: "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:38).  
Many in the audience – around 3,000 people – used the “keys” and found the DOOR to forgiveness and hope (Acts 2:41).  They continued steadfastly in the instruction of Jesus’ apostles (Acts 2:42) which ultimately leads to an eternal reward (Romans 2:7).

These “keys” are STILL available for YOU today!

Are you tired of searching for the “keys”  to life in the DARK?  Look to the 
LIGHT of God’s Word!

God bless you!

David A. Sargent, Minister 

Church of Christ at Creekwood 
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama  36695

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