"Something Missing"

 

“Something Missing”

 

A few years ago a sports celebrity was the subject of a segment on a TV news magazine program. This superstar gave the appearance of having the world by the tail but in response to a question by the interviewer said he felt like something was missing from his life. When asked what he thought that might be his reply was, “I wish I knew.”

People can live in ideal circumstances but still, rightly or wrongly, sense they’re missing something. Such may have been the case with Adam and Eve. God created them and put them in a perfect environment in which He met their every need. Enter Satan, who as the angel Lucifer was “…cast down to the earth….” from Heaven for saying, “…I will make myself like the Most High.” (Isaiah 14:12,14). He deceived our first parents by putting doubts in their minds about God’s words and claiming “…you will be like God….” (Genesis 3:5), a goal which led to his being separated from God. Perhaps Adam and Eve felt they were missing something so disobeyed their Creator and ate fruit from the forbidden tree. Their act of sin has impacted every person since then (“When Adam sinned, sin entered the entire human race.”—Romans 5:12, NLT), all because they were tricked into thinking they were missing something from God.

In Acts 10 we meet a Roman centurion named Cornelius who with “…all his family were devout and God-fearing….” (Verse 2) but he sensed something was missing. Then God spoke to Peter who went to Cornelius’ house and “…(told him) the good news of peace through Jesus Christ….” (Verse 36). This opened the door to ministry to the Gentiles and is part of our spiritual heritage almost 2000 years later.

Cornelius found out that the “something missing” was a relationship with God through faith in Christ which he received when he believed Peter’s message from God. My prayer is that the athlete mentioned above as well as people all over the world would come to the same realization as Cornelius did so they might be “…filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.” (Ephesians 3:19, NLT). Please pray with me to this end.

 

Race and Blessings!

Jim McMillan