Time To Get Real

My Utmost For His Highest

 

‘Jesus said, “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself” (John 12:32). When we preach our own experiences, people may be interested, but it awakens no real sense of need. But once Jesus Christ is “lifted up,” the Spirit of God creates an awareness of the need for Him. The creative power of the redemption of God works in the souls of men only through the preaching of the gospel. It is never the sharing of personal experiences that saves people, but the truth of redemption. “The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63).’ CHAMBERS

 

Do you want to impact others for eternity?  Lift Jesus up.  God may have saved you out of a terrible situation .. but it was your faith in Jesus that was and is the most important part of your story .. not the mess you were before you were saved.  You were redeemed by the blood of the Lamb … Jesus sacrifice on the cross and His resurrection.  John 14:6 says Jesus is the way, truth and life … there is no other way to heaven .. to the Father. People are struggling all around you.  It is not your words and your experience that will help them .. it is salvation … It’s Jesus.

 

Focus on the Family has a study series called the Truth Project.  The central question posed by the teacher is this “Do you believe, that what you believe, is really real?”  Real means you accept it as truth and act on it … your faith in Jesus is not just something that is nice to think about … something that has no practical value for life on earth.  And if you believe it is “really real”  then you will reflect that reality in how you live, what you do. And if you do that .. your life will shine like a bright light in the midst of your spiritually dark culture.  God will use your life as a means to cause people to look up .. to turn to Jesus.  You are lifting Jesus up through your obedience to the Word.  Your words will not save others .. it is the Gospel …

 

Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes”  Let your light shine today.

 

Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)