One of the most bizarre places in
the world is the Winchester house. Sarah
Winchester built this 160 room mansion nonstop.
She was attempting to foil evil spirits from bothering her by confusing
them. She had carpenters work round the
clock building staircases that go nowhere and doors that open to walls.
It amazes me how man, myself
included, can build a life on misconceptions, fancies, whims, and opinions
based on nothing more than air. Something inside of man likes to work for
rewards and recognition. The problem comes in when man tries to transfer this
into the area of salvation. Man has
devised many different systems of works, but all are as futile as building
stairways to nowhere.
God offers man salvation through
Jesus Christ by grace (undeserving favor). Man cannot climb the stairway to heaven,
God transports us there in His time. I praise God that He provided the way to
heaven because He loves me and foiled my efforts of climbing the stairway to
nowhere.
“And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no
more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is
no more work.” Romans 11:6.
© copyright Kevin T Boekhoff
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