Yesterday, a couple of monsters came by the hospital. I think that there is some truth in these funny costumes with regard to the world that we live in. Each year, in the month of October, I drive by some gruesome images displayed in some of our neighbors yards, and others put on costumes that glorify evil and death, but still others were costumes like these that look fun and inviting. We should keep in mind that no matter how gruesome or friendly the monster looks, they are nonetheless monsters. People very in their appearance, thought, actions and words. Some are more wicked than others but all people apart from Christ are monsters no matter where they might fall morally on a scale between Hitler and Mother Teresa. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The goal is not to be like other people, even the best person that you know, but to morally like God in every way. God said of Jesus: “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.” Jesus is the image of the invisible God. He is the exact representation of the nature of God in human flesh. For this reason no one can come to God except through the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus willing died for our sins and he was buried and he rose from the dead on the third day. All who repent and believe in the gospel died with Christ Jesus and were buried with him and have been raised with him to walk in newness of life. Repent and believe in the gospel!
