God rarely reveals himself unambiguously. Consequently each person, in the loneliness of his or her own subjective experience, surrounded by a great deal more darkness than light, must choose what to believe regarding the nature of ultimate reality.
Is the universe a closed system of time, space, energy, the elementary particles, regularities, etc. or is there a transcendent aspect to our existence—something or someone that is beyond but somehow interacting with and within the cosmos? Are things such as virtue, beauty, the universal feeling of moral obligation, and our longings for justice, dignity, and meaning symptoms of a higher reality?
How does one relate to this transcendence, this higher reality? Is it through the realization of enlightenment or a form of divine consciousness?
Is it through the consistent expression of virtuosity that leads to a cycle of rebirth into higher forms until one finally breaks through to reach an exalted form?
Is this transcendence a personal God that can be related to? If so, is it through obedience to a set of teachings and commandments or has that God broken into history to take upon himself what is necessary for relationship?
Whatever choice one makes is a radical act of faith. And when a person chooses to believe and trust in Jesus Christ as the way into relationship with the living God, a whole panorama opens. The propositions of traditional Christian belief as outlined in the Bible will over time roll in like a tide hydrating and saturating your soul and raising your boat. It is then that you begin rowing toward a new destination, a new country. And that rowing is energized by the presence of God with and within you. Death no longer needs to be feared since it is the gate through which a person passes to experience the ultimate that is everlasting life with God and his people. It is existence in Eden restored.
Revelation 22:1-5 "Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever."
Attributions:
"Endless" and "Dawn" by Kazukii
