Why I am a Christian

     I am a Christian because without the hope that Jesus brings into my life, my entire exsistence is meaningless. If I'm not living for God, I'm living for myself and for the world, and tat world will be gone from me as soon as I die - maybe even sooner.
     The world can offer me countless things that are appealing, but nothing this world can give me compared to what Jesus can give me now, much less what He promises to give me in return for living faithfully for Him!
     It's an undeniable bargain! Jesus gave up his very life for me to take away my death penalty. The very least I can do for Him in return is to live my short life here on Earth in a way that will be pleasing to Him.
     When I decide to try things my own way instead of trusting and following God and then turn back to Him after I've made a mess of everything, even though I so don't deserve it, God still loves me. He knows every mistake I've made, and all the mistakes I have yet to make, but He doesn't give up on me. And when I try to comprehend His grace and how much He loved me, I am blown away.
     All things considered, how could I turn down this offer that Christ gives to us all?

"And I still can't believe,
That You've loved me for eternity,
And what's so marvelous to me,
Is that I finally get,
I finally get

To love You back."