Here we go--the part of salvation that so many of us misunderstand. It's when Jesus starts "cleaning house. He'll make a clean sweep of your lives. He'll place everything true in it's proper place before God; everything false He'll put out with the trash to be burned." This is an easy-to-read but very hard-to-experience part of our walk with Jesus. It feels like we are being turned upside down; truth is we are being set right side up. It feels like so much is "going wrong" in our lives. Things we used to rely on are not in place; we grasp for familiar props only to find they aren't there anymore. It's withdrawal time. And withdrawal is hell on earth, while it's happening to us. But change your viewpoint, brother, sister. This is the proof of our transformation, our redemption is at work within us. The internal shuffle is a good thing. Time to laugh, thank God, praise Him for what's going on. The feelings will change once your perspective does. Hallelujah, here we go!
Showing posts with label real life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label real life. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Inside out! part 2
God's standard of calling-it-as-it-is is seen in "Descendants of Abraham are a dime a dozen. What counts is your life. Is it green and blossoming? Because if it's deadwood, it goes on the fire." It is too easy to refer to a one-time experience, or a spiritual lineage, and claim "I'm safe." Jesus wants the real, the visible, the tangible fruit. Your life, brother; your life, sister. What is the offspring of your soul? What has your life given birth to? Measure your significance through that. Not the projects, or the achievements, but the level of changed-ness you live in daily. That truly gives glory to Jesus, to our Father. Inside out. Join the revolution; be a world changer-- live radically saved--inside out.
It's who we are that counts...
In our day and age, there are too many saying what we should do and how we should worship in order to be "in the right." These words of Jesus are freeing words! Our fruit is not what we "do" outwardly. It's all about how much LIFE we live, and therefore give. Religion kills; Jesus came to bring life, and life abundantly. I have known people who have so much scripture knowledge, but there is no "life" in their words... and then there are those who aren't much to look at as far as spiritual credentials in people's opinion, but their lives exude life and so do their words. Just live; be real, be present. God is always talking. Our quality of "life" stems from the quality of that relationship.
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