Tuesday, March 19, 2013

No Turning Back For Anyone


My Utmost For His Highest

When we think of separation today, we do not mean to be literally separated from those family members who do not have a personal relationship with God, but to be separated mentally and morally from their viewpoints. This is what Jesus Christ was referring to in Luke 14:26. […]It is literally a life of faith, not of understanding and reason—a life of knowing Him who calls us to go. […]The final stage in the life of faith is the attainment of character, and we encounter many changes in the process. We feel the presence of God around us when we pray, yet we are only momentarily changed. We tend to keep going back to our everyday ways and the glory vanishes. A life of faith is not a life of one glorious mountaintop experience after another, like soaring on eagles’ wings, but is a life of day—in and day—out consistency; a life of walking without fainting (see Isaiah 40:31).’ CHAMBERS
 
Probably one of the most difficult experiences we have had is being with family who are not Christians and knowing that they think poorly of us because of our faith.  Yes, the Bible says that the world – including our lost family members, will hate us – that is reject us because of Jesus – but it doesn’t speak about how difficult that will be.  We get a glimpse of it with Lot’s wife .. as she regretted leaving  … When Jesus told the young man to “let the dead bury the dead” or when they told Jesus that his mother and brothers were at the door to see him, we being to see that our call to follow God is one of commitment and forsaking our old life and its priorities.  “I have decided to follow Jesus .. the world behind me the cross before me, no turning back … ”  The two greatest commandments are Love God and then love others ..there is an order to the commandments …   We love God which enables our love for others … The Bible says “we love because God first loved us.”
 
Matthew 16:24 “Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” Amen
 
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)

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