The desire to be cared for is deep-seated in the human heart. I suppose it is a large part of the reason why people need other people in order to be content. Parents care for their children, husbands and wives are supposed to care for one another until death parts them, and it is natural for us to care for our friends. Empty, bitter loneliness comes when genuine care is missing. The sad truth is that human beings often let down those they should care for. That is why it is so important to know the One who will never let you down. The Bible tells us that God cares for us. “Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you” (1 Peter 5:77Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. (1 Peter 5:7)).
He cares for you all the way from the cradle to the grave. You may not know Him and have never thanked Him, but He is the One who cares for you. He is the One who gave you life, parents, family, home, friends, food, heart and mind, and every other good and wholesome thing. The Bible says, “In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind” (Job 12:1010In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. (Job 12:10)), and, “Thou openest Thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing” (Psalm 145:1515The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. (Psalm 145:15)). He gave us the beautiful world we live in with its sunsets and seasons. He truly cares for you and wants what is best for your life — knowing and loving Him. He doesn’t want you to remain a stranger to His love. He even cares for individuals so much that He allows affliction or pain in their lives to get them thinking about the meaning of life and how there must be more than meets the eye.
He cares for us in deep and marvelous ways. He knows that each one of us has inherited a sinful nature from our first parents. This nature gives us an inward tendency to sin and leads to death. Instead of letting us perish in such an awful state, He did something about it. He sent His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to die for His creature’s sin. “God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:88But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)). He sent His Son because every member of the human race has fallen into debt because of sin. This debt far exceeds what any person is able to pay. Even if someone were to devote themselves to serving others for the remainder of their life, the good works they did would never begin to pay the debt. It is simply beyond our means. Therefore, to cancel this horrible debt and make a way that men and women might be justified before God, the Creator of the universe became a man and died in the sinner’s place. On the cross the Lord Jesus made a sacrifice of infinite value so that all who believe in His name can be pardoned, forgiven and given the gift of eternal life. The good news of the gospel is that the Lord Jesus Christ, in infinite care to the human race, came to earth and made a way of salvation. He cares for you and wants you to be with Him in heaven so much that He was willing to do this for you. Won’t you trust Him?
His care for us continues from birth to death and even will not stop when our bodies enter the grave. At some future moment He is going to take the precious dust of those who died in faith and, by His almighty power, restore them back to life in resurrection. Souls then will be reunited to bodies that will never again experience pain, hunger, thirst, sickness or any bad thing. They will spend an eternity of joy with Him in heaven. This is called the resurrection of the just. I hope you will have your part in the resurrection of the just by receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour.
Those who reject the gospel message will also be resurrected. In bodies that are capable of endless suffering they will stand before God to be judged for their sins and then be cast into the lake of fire. In the Bible this is called the “resurrection of damnation.” “And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation” (John 5:2828Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, (John 5:28)). You mustn’t think that God didn’t care for those who have a part in the resurrection of damnation. He certainly did. In long-suffering and patience He waited for them to turn to Him, but they never did. He acted in His goodness to lead them to repentance. But they despised His goodness. By refusing His offers of grace they brought the great evil of a lost eternity on themselves. I hope you will not be one who dies scoffing at the idea of God’s goodness and a Saviour sent from heaven. I hope, instead, that you come to repentance and faith in Christ Jesus so that heaven might be yours.
God will not disappoint anyone who has faith in Him. Won’t you respond to His love and care and come to the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation?