Trusting In Yourself Is Like The Song Of The Sirens

My Utmost For His Highest

…the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. —Galatians 2:20

“Stand in absolute adoring faith “in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God— and righteousness and sanctification and redemption…” (1 Corinthians 1:30). How dare we talk of making a sacrifice for the Son of God! We are saved from hell and total destruction, and then we talk about making sacrifices! We must continually focus and firmly place our faith in Jesus Christ— not a “prayer meeting” Jesus Christ, or a “book” Jesus Christ, but the New Testament Jesus Christ, who is God Incarnate, and who ought to strike us dead at His feet. Our faith must be in the One from whom our salvation springs. Jesus Christ wants our absolute, unrestrained devotion to Himself. We can never experience Jesus Christ, or selfishly bind Him in the confines of our own hearts. Our faith must be built on strong determined confidence in Him. […] All of our fears are sinful, and we create our own fears by refusing to nourish ourselves in our faith. How can anyone who is identified with Jesus Christ suffer from doubt or fear! Our lives should be an absolute hymn of praise resulting from perfect, irrepressible, triumphant belief.”  CHAMBERS

Jesus asked that question of His disciples often .. “Why did you fear?” “Why did you doubt?” “Oh, you of little faith.”  As we go through life, day after day, we will have many opportunities to place our faith in Jesus or misplace our faith in ourselves or other people or things.  The object of your faith will be determined by you and you alone.  My encouragement to you is to seek Jesus.  Stop trying to find satisfaction and peace in the things of the world … they have no power but are like the Sirens who lured the sailors to the rocks and their demise.  Rather live with the constant awareness of what Jesus has done for you through the cross and what He is doing for you as your high priest and intercessor before God, the Father.  Looking for motivation and perspective for the day … let that be it.  ELGIN

Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)

Charley Elgin