“Blessed are the poor in spirit …” Matthew 5:3
“If Jesus is only a teacher, then all He can do is frustrate
me by setting a standard before me I cannot attain. What is the point … I would be happier if I
never knew it. What good is there in
telling me to be what I can never be – to be “pure in heart” (Matthew 5:8) […] I must know Jesus Christ as my savior
before His teaching has any meaning for me other that that of lofty ideal which only leads to despair. But
when I am born again by the Spirit of God, I know that Jesus Christ did not
come only to teach- He came to make me what He teachers I should
be.” CHAMBERS
The simplicity escapes us … we could not reach God because of
sin so He sent Jesus. We could not live the new life we received through Jesus
on our own so He sent the Holy Spirit. We could not have the new life on our
own .. we could not live the new life on our own. So why do we try? And try. And try.
To do it on our own? God changes us from the inside out, yet for some
reason, we believe that if we try to act like a Christian .. somehow it will
take and what we appear to be outside will move to the inside. That is the impossible life .. it is contrary
to God’s intent and purpose. We cannot
fabricate holiness through self effort … we will fail. And fail. And fail. (Matthew
23:25-26) "Woe to you, scribes
and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but
inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee, first
cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.” Strengthen your relationship with the Lord
and He will transform you by the power of His Spirit and Word. Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord and
He will lift you up. Think about it. Elgin
Bill
and Gloria Gaither
“I am a promise, I am a possibility. I am a promise with a capital “P”. I am a
great big bundle of potentiality. And if I listen, I can hear God’s voice. And
if I listen He’ll help me make the right choice. I am a promise to be, anything
He wants me to be.”
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless
You)
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