“Because, although they knew God, ….

“Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise they became fools and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.”

Most acknowledge or know something about God, but the problem comes when no glory is given him as God and they do not thank him for his abundance of provisions and blessings. They have no relationship with him; their thoughts become futile and their hearts darkened and they put that which is created before him who created it.

Listen, we are all looking for something to put our hope and trust in. We are all looking for peace in the world, but we are looking in the wrong places. We are looking to man and his philosophy for the answers to the worlds problems. Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; Who can know it?”

We have rejected the one who can guide us to solutions for our problems and give glory to that which is hopeless when it comes to solving man’s problems.

But, true hope, someone we can put our trust in is at the doorstep. We just need to open the door. Jesus said this to the church of the Laodiceans in Revelation 3:20, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and will dine with him and he with me.”

The apostle John writes in John 14:23, “Jesus answered and said to him, ‘If anyone loves me, he will keep my word; and my father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.’” Jesus said in Matthew 11:28-30, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Jesus is the one we need to come to for rest, hope, and peace.

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