There is a Savior

In our lives on this earth, we have a choice to make - we can surrender to our Savior, Jesus, who gave His life and lives again so that we might come to know Him or we can reject Him and rely on human devices, left to deal with this world according to inadequate human wisdom, without understanding of the higher things of God. Romans 6 says:
20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Sin separates us from God; sin robs us of the life that God intends for us.  But, knowing Christ means that we can have a true relationship with Him, that our hearts can be made right with Almighty God and we can truly have a new life.  The fruit of that life includes the knowledge of Christ's love, the experience of the reality of peace with Him, and the joy and satisfaction that can only be gained through knowing Him.  That adventure starts as we allow Christ to come into our hearts.

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In Psalm 14, we find a passage that outlines the predicament of human beings without a knowledge of God:
(1) The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
3 They have all turned aside, They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one.

Seth Mahiga is a Kenyan man who recently professed his faith in Jesus Christ. An organization in which he served in leadership, in a press release, stated: "We wish Seth all the best in his newfound relationship with Jesus Christ.”

We should treat conversion as a magnanimous, life-changing event.  What is remarkable about this public proclamation is that Mahiga was the Secretary of the Atheists in Kenya Society.  Christian Headlines.com included content in this press release in its recent article, including these words: “This evening, regretfully, the Secretary of the Atheists in Kenya Society Mr. Seth Mahiga informed me that he has made the decision to resign from his position as Secretary of the society...Seth’s reason for resigning is that he has found Jesus Christ and is no longer interested in promoting atheism in Kenya..."

You think? And, the AIK press release and social media accounts also showed a video of Mahiga in a church setting, stating, "I’ve been going through some difficulties in life. … I’m so happy to be here.”

Days later, according to Christian Headlines...

...the Atheists in Kenya Twitter account was back to advocating for atheism, posting in a tweet, “Remember that it is only when people are free to think for themselves, using reason as their guide, that they are best capable of developing values that succeed in satisfying human needs and serving human interests.”

Baptist Press offered some insight into Mahiga's public proclamation of faith at Life Church International in Nairobi.  It stated:

As the church prayed for Mahiga, Pastor Mark Mutinda described Mahiga as “a point of contact (for) all those people who are in darkness and all the atheists who say there is no God,” and encouraged prayer that “the grace of God reach out to wherever they are.”

As Mahiga prayed the sinner’s prayer, led by a member of the church’s pastoral staff, he described himself to God as “a new creature no longer doubting about your existence. Indeed you are my God, and I will forever confess you are God. In Jesus’ name I accept you and I give my life to you.”

Christian Headlines states that the Atheists in Kenya Society was launched in 2016 "to advocate for secularism, non-religion, and the belief that 'the universe is a natural phenomenon with no supernatural side,' according to its website. It is a member organization of Humanists International." Baptist Press relates that AIK was "suspended for two years after Christians complained. It regained active status in 2018 and describes itself as an organization of secularists who believe no deity exists."

The Bible tells us that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God - there is none righteous, Romans 3 reminds us, "no not one."  But, Jesus died on a cross and rose from the dead so that those who were apart from Him, alienated by sin, could come into a relationship with Him through accepting Him as Lord and Savior.  No one is beyond the reach of our magnificent Savior.  Not even a seemingly hardened atheist.  Not the scheming politician.  Or the entertainer who seems dedicated to self-gratification and hostile to God.  Nor the atheist leader who has promoted a different ideology and practice.

Because everybody has a need within to be loved, accepted, and affirmed. The joy and satisfaction that brings hope in life can only be possible through Jesus Christ. In those quiet times, alone, when a person is willing to evaluate his or her life, they can understand that something is missing.  This self-evaluation comes as people, as the atheist organization's mission statement suggests, are "free to think for themselves, using reason as their guide." Faith and reason are sometimes incompatible, but if we open our minds to consider the claims of Christ, we can discover that we can make a reasonable decision to follow Him.

A critical first step in the salvation process is to realize the need for a Savior.  After admitting one is a sinner, he or she can reach out and put their faith in Jesus, believing on Him, as we find in Romans 10: if a person confesses the Lordship of Jesus and believes God has raised Him from the dead, i.e., that He is alive, that person will be saved.  A person then, confessing Jesus, also confesses his or her sins.  You can make that decision today - there is no need to delay; now is the day of salvation.