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qualified for the WC 100m finals held in Beijing in 2015 .
As people waited with bated breath it became clear that the overwhelming majority wanted the ‘ good , clean ’ Usain Bolt to win over the ‘ bad , dishonest , twice convicted drug taker ’ Justin Gatlin . These aren ’ t my words . They are the words used by people during the WC games . The Gatlin , Bolt clash revealed how much people still have a measure of that God given desire to see justice done . Deep within , many still love to see good triumph over evil . They want what is genuine but despise the fake .
When Usain Bolt marginally won the race to retain his title as the 100m world champion people and presenters alike jumped , clapped , danced and rejoiced in all manner of ways . It was like the whole world breathed a sigh of relief as hope returned to many who knew full well that we presently live in a world where the bad more often , triumphs over the good .
It is for this very reason , that a majority of people will have nothing to do with ‘ church ’. Many Churches worldwide have proven over and over again , at every level , that they are fake . It may be true that the greater part of those who come in His name ‘ Christians ’ are fakes but that does not make Jesus a fake . Jesus is the real genuine , authentic Christ and Saviour of the world . Jesus appeals to us , “ If I do not do the works of My Father , do not believe Me ; but if I do , though you do not believe Me , believe the works , that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me , and I in Him .” John 10:37-39 If we do not believe what Jesus said , how could we not , at least , be taken back by the things He does ? How could any ordinary man work such amazing miracles ?
“ There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus , a ruler of the Jews . This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him , ‘ Rabbi , we know that You are a teacher come from God ; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him .’” Nicodemus thought it through and came to the correct conclusion i . e . the God of heaven was indeed with Jesus .
God demonstrated His approval of Jesus in many ways including t h r o u g h miracles as well as audible confirmations spoken directly from heaven . Providing the authenticity of something or someone will take time and many tests . Jesus has passed all the tests needed to prove that He is the Messiah , the hope of Israel and Saviour of all peoples . One key test is the test of prophecy . “ The Old Testament Messianic prophecies were found to be uniquely fulfilled in the Lord Jesus Christ . There are hundreds of these prophecies , so that the possibility of their accidental convergence on any ordinary man is completely ruled out by the laws of probability .” http :// christiananswers . net / q-eden / edn-r004 . html
Conclusion The world would again be put on edge in 2016 at a repeat Gatlin , Bolt 100m showdown at the Rio Olympics . As Usain Bolt emerged from the tunnel to take his place in the starting blocks on track the stadium cheered but as Justin Gatlin emerged they booed . This was the first time I could remember ever hearing an athlete booed as they came out to do an event . The devil has used many false ‘ Christians ’ and false prophets to try and mar the spotless track record of Jesus but be assured of this , Jesus is the authentic Messiah . Check out His miracles , the times God spoke of Him from heaven and the many prophecies this one man fulfilled and you may find yourself cheering for Jesus and booing all those who try to upstage Him . p
By Homer Slack author , preacher , Bible teacher , IT tutor , programmer & graphic designer
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