Any electronic product which you buy usually comes with an instruction booklet which says, “Send only to authorized dealers for maintenance and repairs.” Similarly, when something in your body or life breaks down, you go back to Jesus, your Creator and Maker. You go to Him because God’s Word tells us that “all things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.”
The Bible says that in the beginning, God created everything by speaking (see Genesis 1), and Jesus was the Word who caused everything to come to pass (see John 1:1–2, 14). So when relationships in your family break down, when your finances are low or when some part of your body isn’t working properly, you go to Jesus who can fix it and even make it better than before!
A mother from our church testified of how God gave her a brand-new daughter who used to be a very rebellious teenager. The day the girl gave her life to Jesus marked the start of a new life with her family. She also became the face to look out for in the national swimming arena. When asked by reporters about her record-breaking feats, she told them that it was Jesus who did it all for her!
A lady once approached me and said, “Pastor Prince, I don’t know if you still remember me, but I came to you before when I was a divorcee. This is my husband—the same man I divorced some years ago. We remarried and these are our children!” Now, this doesn’t usually happen in cases where divorce has taken place, but this couple looked to Jesus and saw their broken family made whole!
When man puts something that has been broken back together, it is usually not as good as before. But when Jesus does it, all things become new (see 2 Corinthians 5:17)! The One who made the heavens and the earth is more than able to make it better than it was before!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
Like almost anything in this life, if you rely on things here, those things will not last. We live in a fallen world and to trust something here, simply shows that we don't know any better. When we rely on ourselves for something, we have to do it and maintain it and struggle to keep it. When we rely on Jesus we don't have to worry about it at all. His is the One that will do the work necessary to fix something, make it better and maintain it without our help at all. Our job when we allow Jesus to work is just watch. Trust Him, watch Him and thank Him and wait for Him to tell you: "See, I told you". That's about it. When we know Him and trust Him, we show Him we know better how to live our lives. He is our life, when we we're born again, it's through Him that we now have true life. We were created for a purpose and we are recreated by God as new creations in Christ Jesus. The new you knows better. Jesus gives those who trust Him His own Holy Spirit to lead them and guide them in life. The Holy Spirit also does something marvelous, He reminds us constantly that we have been redeemed and that we are righteousness of Christ, blameless in God's eyes. The Holy Spirit also tells us that He is just the down payment, just a glimpse of our glorious life to come. Today, thank God for His Son and His Holy Spirit and thank Jesus that through Him you now do know better.
