When Words Are Not Enough

My Utmost For His Highest

“The disciples were scattered to their own concerns and they had interests apart from Jesus Christ. […] We will be scattered, not into service but into the emptiness of our lives where we will see ruin and barrenness, to know what internal death to God’s blessings means. […] Until we have been through that experience, our faith is sustained only by feelings and by blessings. But once we get there, no matter where God may place us or what inner emptiness we experience, we can praise God that all is well. That is what is meant by faith being exercised in the realities of life. […] Dark times are allowed and come to us through the sovereignty of God. Are we prepared to let God do what He wants with us? Are we prepared to be separated from the outward, evident blessings of God? Until Jesus Christ is truly our Lord, we each have goals of our own which we serve. Our faith is real, but it is not yet permanent. And God is never in a hurry. If we are willing to wait, we will see God pointing out that we have been interested only in His blessings, instead of in God Himself.” CHAMBERS

When Jesus confronted Peter after Peter’s denial, the question put to him was “Peter do you love Me?” (John 21) In other words, “Do you love me enough to lay down your life for Me?”  Do you love Me enough to trust Me when life turns against you .. and you feel alone.  If you are a Christian, you are never alone.  Peter was put to the test when confronted by people accusing him of being a Christ follower.  Instead of standing for Jesus and trusting Him, he turned to his own abilities and did what he had to do to survive.  He abandoned Jesus.  That is the temptation that we face with every difficulty, every day.  I used to attend Christian men’s conference that were held in football stadiums.  On one side of the stadium thousands of men would yell “We love Jesus yes we do, we love Jesus how about you.”  And then the men on the other side of the stadium would yell the same thing.  Like Peter telling Jesus that he would never deny him.  This words were well intended .. but were being said in the company of others who followed Christ.  It is when we face life, alone, that we struggle, like Peter.  You see words are not enough … like Peter, Jesus wants us to show Him through how we live our lives. And we can do that only if we put our faith in Him and not ourselves.) (Proverbs 3:5,6)  ELGIN

Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)