This last 2 weeks three different people whom I knew growing up past away. One of the very first questions I asked myself was, "Did they know Jesus." Now I know that they had knowledge of Jesus. But did they have relationship with him as Lord and Saviour?
Yes, troubling indeed. I repeat,troubling indeed is the answer to that question. I know that I talked to them about Christ. I know I had prayed with them at different times, but that question still troubled me. "Did they have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ?"
I was reading a book last week that was written many years ago by R.C. Sproul entitled "The Holiness of God." On one page he said," The incarnate Christ is no longer walking the Earth. He has ascended into heaven. No one sees him or speaks audibly with him in the flesh today. Yet the threatening power of his
Holiness is still felt. Sometimes it is transferred to his people. As the Jews at the Mount of Sinai fled in terror from the dazzling face of Moses, so today people get uncomfortable in the mere presence of Christians."
Yes, troubling indeed. The same message that was shared some two thousand years ago, still troubles man today. The message that holds the only truth is still despised to this day. I'm certain that if Christ were to return today that man would go about trying to crucify him again. Even today many accept that Jesus was a historical figure that walked the earth, yet not the Son of the Living God.
Yes,troubling indeed. Society says, "Go ahead and worship your God, but stay away from me. Keep your distance from me, for I have become my own truth.
Yes, troubling indeed.
My prayer this week:
Lord Jesus, thank you for sending your son and forgiving us of our sins. Thank you for continuing to soften my heart, as much as I may at times fight it. Continue to allow me to proclaim your truth to those that I come into contact with. I do not want to worship you at a distance or from a far. Allow me Lord to continue to have passion and compassion for those around me who do not accept your truth. Allow me to see through to peoples hearts and to continue to be a witness for you. Yes,these days are troublimg indeed. Yet,I will continue to stand on your truth and share your word with those that I come into contact with. Thank you for loving me and caring for me Jesus. Thank you for burning your truth on my heart.
Yes, troubling indeed. I repeat,troubling indeed is the answer to that question. I know that I talked to them about Christ. I know I had prayed with them at different times, but that question still troubled me. "Did they have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ?"
I was reading a book last week that was written many years ago by R.C. Sproul entitled "The Holiness of God." On one page he said," The incarnate Christ is no longer walking the Earth. He has ascended into heaven. No one sees him or speaks audibly with him in the flesh today. Yet the threatening power of his
Holiness is still felt. Sometimes it is transferred to his people. As the Jews at the Mount of Sinai fled in terror from the dazzling face of Moses, so today people get uncomfortable in the mere presence of Christians."
Yes, troubling indeed. The same message that was shared some two thousand years ago, still troubles man today. The message that holds the only truth is still despised to this day. I'm certain that if Christ were to return today that man would go about trying to crucify him again. Even today many accept that Jesus was a historical figure that walked the earth, yet not the Son of the Living God.
Yes,troubling indeed. Society says, "Go ahead and worship your God, but stay away from me. Keep your distance from me, for I have become my own truth.
Yes, troubling indeed.
My prayer this week:
Lord Jesus, thank you for sending your son and forgiving us of our sins. Thank you for continuing to soften my heart, as much as I may at times fight it. Continue to allow me to proclaim your truth to those that I come into contact with. I do not want to worship you at a distance or from a far. Allow me Lord to continue to have passion and compassion for those around me who do not accept your truth. Allow me to see through to peoples hearts and to continue to be a witness for you. Yes,these days are troublimg indeed. Yet,I will continue to stand on your truth and share your word with those that I come into contact with. Thank you for loving me and caring for me Jesus. Thank you for burning your truth on my heart.
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