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Such is the plight of man without God.
That all things real will find no cause.
And what will the outcome of this life be?
It will all hinge tightly on who you say is HE.
It’s the life we lead that names us friend.
And all, that not, will find the end.
It’s those who seek with all their might.
In this dark and sin blackened night.
Who find the hope they’re looking for.
It’s Jesus, who’s the open door.
by His Grace.
Those who know the Lord Jesus hold the answers the world is looking for. Though the world will hate true Christians with a passion, the answer to life rests in the testimony of these people of God. The sad thing is that the world continues to deny that these people are of any value. Perhaps this is because of the false Christians, which abound today.
Regardless the reasons why, the testimony of promise will rest within those called by God to wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb. Want peace? Want hope? Want the ability to face the demands of today? You’ll find the answer in your nearest true Christian. Ask without judgment. You’re dealing with another human being. We are not God. We just testify to the power of Christ within us.
by His Grace.
For those who believe religion is enough to present yourself before the Most High God on the day of Judgment and receive that “Well done, good and faithful servant”. I know this is what you currently believe. And I know that what you’re doing by believing this is to shoot for the minimum service due to the Lord of Life. You think you can have the best of both worlds. That is, you think you can live in this world and perform your religious duties and be acceptable come that day. Thinking on this, I stumbled across a way to describe what you are doing.
One man owns a very ornate cup. And once or twice a week he takes his cup down from above the fireplace and takes a sip. Swirling it around in his mouth, he then spits the water back into the cup. 
Carefully putting the cup back in it’s dustless ring on the mantle, he turns to enjoy his life of ease. He has done this for years. And the cup is full of his spit and the dust which gathers from the room.
Another man has abandoned everything he had and moved into a house boat which was given to him by the owner of the Great Lakes. 
Every moment of every day, he lives on pure water. He has more water than he can drink in 100 life times. He drinks as he will and serves the owner of the lake with joy and abandon.
Religion is much like the first man. It is held captive by man and set on a perch for certain times of ritual need. But religion is not pure service to the Lord of Life. And as foolish and sickening as this man’s ritual sipping might appear, so the man without a love for God’s will appears foolish and sickening before the Most High God.
You can do anything you want in this life. God has allowed man to chase after anything he wants for now. But only those who render service to their creator through the blood of Jesus will receive that “Well done”.
By His Grace.
Pondering the life I’m leading, I’m struck by the difference between the mind-set of the world and the awareness of Jesus in my life. To the world, ownership and identity are the primary reasons of life. They chase after absolutely everything that can be grasped by man. But the Christian will learn to abhor these things and become consumed with the Spiritual things.
Sports, sex, houses, land, title, friends, and money are the objects of the world’s affection. But righteousness, pleasing the Father in Heaven, evangelism, prayer, and watching against sin are the objects of the Christian’s affection. Every moment is consumed with the things of the Lord for the Christian. Yet the very last thing a worldly person wants to do is ponder religion and God.
This difference is never so plain as when, after a time of reflection on the things of Heaven, I talk to a worldly person. Our conversation will be sharply divided. No matter what we talk about, I am headed toward the connections between the things of this world and the things of God. Yet the worldly person will stop his thinking at the things of this world. To him, life is simple and radically confusing. To the Christian, life is never simple or confusing. God is primary to the one who has accepted Jesus. Jesus is the stench of death to the worldly person.
I feel the strain every time I talk with the worldly person. And it causes me to yearn for isolation again. But isn’t this the state of affairs? We are not our own. We are bought with a price. And we no longer belong to the system of understanding this world craves.
By His Grace.
Such import is being given to how we should. They tell us we should evangelize! Don’t sin! Read your bible! Go to church! Don’t cuss! Don’t drink! Don’t be a glutton! Pray! Love your enemies! Forgive! And on it goes till even the best among us are sick of the WORDS!!!!!!!
What’s the problem? Well, where’s the engine for all these things? You’re telling people to do God things. So go ahead and keep telling people to be godly. Watch your hopes for them be dashed and dashed.
The engine to what you’re telling them to do is the power of Jesus in a man. You yell at the top of your lungs that men should be what God demands. But you fail to mention that they will accomplish none of this without the power of Jesus in them! What you propose is that “religion” will cause a man to become godly. IT HAS NEVER PRODUCED ONE GODLY MAN! It is Jesus who produces His requirements in those who meet His expectations. But “God forbid” that man should have to give up his pride and fall on his knees before the Most High God! “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5)
By His Grace.
It has often been said, “Christ Alone”. And in the meaning of the usual, this indicates that no other belief or work will accomplish the Father’s will in our salvation. But there is another understanding for “Christ Alone”.
Leaders and those who comment on the current state of affairs in this world are so very perplexed at what they are doing and witnessing. Something is happening but they are pressed beyond their understanding to grasp the speed and vicious nature of these happenings. The answers they are looking for are in the hand of Jesus. They think and think, ponder and ponder, to find the truth of these things. But they are missing the very key to their understanding. Jesus is in control! Christ Alone is King.
By His Grace.
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