“When it pleased God…to reveal His Son in me…” —Galatians 1:15-16
Sin entered in through the first Adam. Redemption entered in through the second
Adam, Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:45)
Pretty simple. So why is a truth that
seems so simple so hard to live? The fact is that it is not hard to live, so
long as you are willing to lay your life down and live by the faith and the
power of the Spirit.
We --- cannot live our new life in Christ through
determination and effort. We can only
live that new life through submission and sacrifice. We must stop trying to “be good” and allow
Him “IS” good to live through us. The
word Father means Source. God is the
source of all that is good.
“As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt
before Him. ‘Good Teacher,’ he asked, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’
‘Why do you call Me good?’ Jesus replied. ‘No one is good except God alone.’”
– Mark 10:17-18
It is by His grace that we are saved through our faith. Do not be content with a mediocre Christian
existence. It’s not attending church
that makes you a better Christian. You
can sit in a pew with a hard heart just as easily as you can sit on your sofa
at home. Another conference is not the
answer. Yielding your heart to God is
the answer. Picking up your cross daily
and following Jesus is the answer.
Offering yourself as a living sacrifice is the answer. Living by faith. Walking by the power of the Spirit. Not leaning on your own understanding but trusting
God is the answer.
Do you need other Christians to help, absolutely. “A cord of three strands is not quickly
broken!” (Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12) But
you can hang out with someone like Billy Graham with your hard heart to no
avail. And this culture, this fallen
world will certainly harden your heart toward the things of God. Don’t kid yourself. Don’t pretend. We all struggle with this malady. Friend we all need more Jesus. He is the way, truth, and life. A truth that
our culture has rejected, but a truth that we must keep ever before us.
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