No Good People

When we go to funerals we often hear these words, “He or she was a good person”. These words are spoken to make the mourners feel better.  He or she probably did many good things, But were they good people? No, and neither are you or me.

A long time ago God watched His children grow from one generation to another. He dearly loved each of them even as He saw sin entered every one of them. He had established the burning of animals as a sacrifice for their forgiveness of sin but saw that wasn’t working, so this is what God did.

He sent his own son into the world to die for the sins of all of us. That must have been difficult for Him, but He loved us even though all of us sinned. So Jesus died for all of us, even the most wicked man or woman in the world! He died for every sin we have committed, even those we haven’t committed yet! We must love God and Jesus, confess our sins and we will be forgiven. God knew that there are no good people and that this was the only way of calling Him Father and Jesus, our brother, and Savior.

There are so many who don’t know their sins can be forgiven, some who don’t care, and some who don’t want to care. We are told that it is up to us, who have already confessed our sins and are children of God, to tell others. Wouldn’t we want our children and grandchildren to be God’s children and go to heaven one day? I am sure there is a resounding “yes” to that question.

Still, though we might be a good artist, singer or mechanic, we still are not good people. We are only good for the death and resurrection of our good brother, Jesus. So, we should trust God and not the government which is full of not good people!