A God who loves us and hears us. Hope for eternity. Sins forgiven... forever. Grace. The price of sin paid for in full by the Son of God's sacrifice. There are no hoops to jump through. No rituals. No searching for truth within our own being. No depending on our own reason and internal fortitude for safety.
Theravada Buddhism, the most practiced faith in Cambodia, teaches a different truth. "Enlightenment" comes to those who are good enough first. We are responsible for our own salvation. Gods or deities cannot help mere human beings find enlightenment. In fact, to achieve enlightenment in one lifetime is seen as an incredible achievement. For most of humanity, however, it would take lifetimes to achieve righteousness.
As believers in Christ we sing praises to a God who humbled himself and died the death that we should have so that we could be united with Christ for eternity. We don't deserve it, but we have it: Grace.
Prayer Requests:
1) Pray that the Cambodians would experience grace for the first time and break the chains of tradition.
2) Pray that we would live out that grace in a way that would glorify Christ.
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