Costa's Monthly Newsletter-On the Divine Inheritance

My brother Costa has had the privilege for some time now to be the caretaker of the bookstore at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church.

He supplies a monthly article for The Desert Messenger, that parish's newsletter.

This is his most recent entry.

Hello from the Bookstore

On the Divine Inheritance

Lets say that we have a rich uncle who lives in a far away country. And this rich uncle is offering you to come and live on his estate and enjoy all of his wealth. All that he asks in return is for you to be mindful and respectful of his house rules; which are simply to love and respect him and everyone of his household, who will also love and respect you. In exchange for your obligation to treat everyone around you with kindness and the way that you want to be treated, you get to enjoy the riches of his household for the rest of your years. How many of us would reject that offer? Well, those who think that they are wealthier than their rich uncle would reject it, and also those who do not want to honor the house rules of loving those around them.

Isn’t this the offer that God is making to us? In exchange for ETERNAL joy and UNIMAGINABLE bliss, all we have to do is love Him and love each other. THAT’S IT! These are God’s house rules. So why do we reject His offer? Many of us think that we are wealthier than Him. We don’t stop to think that EVERYTHING we own belongs to Him and we are just managing what is His until our death. God owns the sun, the moon, the universe, the oceans, me, you, and everything else that you can think of. The only thing that belongs to us is a choice. We have the free will to choose to be with Him. At the end of this earthly life, everything will be taken from us. Our houses, clothes, cars, and these bodies also. There is no second chance, there is no reincarnation, there is only the Resurrection, where every soul will be given an eternal body. Each soul and body will then experience for eternity the choice that it made in THIS lifetime. The choice is simple: Have faith and believe that Jesus Christ IS God and do as He has commanded us. Love God and love your neighbor. And let us start now because we do not know when our end will be.

Until next month, GW, ICXC NIKA, Costa

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