God promises forgiveness for following the wrong path in life. We have all done this and we need to be reconciled to God and re-directed. We need freedom from a troubled conscience, freedom from wrong thought and actions against God and against our fellow man. This gift leads to real freedom in life - something we have never yet experienced. In short, a fresh start. All we have to do is acknowledge our wrong ways before God.
(John 8.36 - Acts 13.39 - Romans 3.10,23 - Colossians 1.22 - Hebrews 10.19-22)
God assures us of His unfailing love for us, and of everlasting life going beyond physical death.
(Deut 33.27 - Ps 34.15 - John 3.16 - John 14.23 - Romans 8.38,39)
God becomes our most reliable friend. Once on the true path we walk with God through life, death, and beyond. He never leaves us. He is completely reliable. And we can have an intimacy with God the Father even to the point of calling Him 'Dad'!
(John 14.23 - Mat 28.20 - Matthew 6.6 - Romans 8.15 - Hebrews 10.19)
God gives us freedom from fear: fear of loneliness, fear of man, fear of death, fear of hell. Once on the correct path in life God gives us an awe and reverence (many translations call it 'fear') for Him which we never had before.
(Matthew 10.28-31 - Rom 8.15 - Hebrews 2.14,15 - Rev 4)
God will give us a new and extraordinary aim in life; namely, to know Him (the Father) and His Son Jesus Christ whom He sent. In doing this we glorify, love and serve God, and love and serve our fellow man. This starts now and goes on past death into everlasting life.
(Isaiah:43.7 - Matthew 10.39 - John 10.10 - John 17.3)
God gives us an inner stillness and a peaceful spirit in the midst of noise, turmoil and life's natural stresses.
(John 14.27 - John:15.11 - Phil 4.6,7 - Col 3.15 - 1 Jn 1.4)
God will give us the extraordinary ability to live a stable, God-centred life, and extraordinary strength and power when circumstances dictate it.
(Ps 46.1 - Isaiah 40.29-31 - John 14.12 - Matthew 7.24,25)
God gives us His 'Spirit of truth' to provide us with knowledge, understanding and wisdom. The Spirit reveals truths about major issues in life (purpose, morality, destiny etc.) and the reasons behind certain major world events. He also gives the ability to discern truth and error and to recognise deception. Such understanding is unavailable to those on the wrong path in life.
(Luke 21.15 - John 14.16,17,26)
How do we know what the right decisions are in life? For those who trust in Jesus, the indwelling Holy Spirit guides us at these sometimes difficult times - we are not alone. He gives us Godly wisdom in knowing the right thing to do. He opens the right door and closes the wrong one if we acknowledge Him in our plans.
(Ps 32.8 - Ps 37.5,23 - Prov 16.9,3)
Once on the correct path in life there is often a physical spin-off. Our bodies can benefit from improved health, and even dramatic healing sometimes occurs when we put our faith in Him.
(Prov 3.7,8 - Prov - 15.30 - Acts 9.34 - James 5.14,15)
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