Many people come to Jesus for what they can get from Him. They want to be set free from bondage but they don’t want to surrender all to Him. For those of us who have purposed in our heart to go all the way with Jesus there will come a time when we will have to make a choice to break away from the half-hearted crowd and move forward in Christ. Will you choose to go all the way and walk with the champion?
Are you seeking the life and the blessing of God? The blessing is not something to be consumed among ourselves. Our life is to be an extension of the love and mercy of God and to give of ourselves unselfishly. When we choose to go this way with God we will be lead on a journey into hard places. In these hard places God will visit us. We will find wisdom and compassion for every dreadful place God allows us to go through. Heaven will open to the person who is willing to be poured out for the good and betterment of others.
When we get a glimpse of the Son of Man we will see the heart of God bowed down to reach the needs of humankind. Jesus reveals to us what God looks like and shows us what it means to be in covenant relationship with Him. We will see the Son of Man bowed down in humility as a servant. The Son of Man comes in power and confrontation to release the bonds of those who are afflicted. The Son of Man lays His life down and becomes our righteousness to cover our sin. Do you know Jesus as the Son of Man and will you follow Him?
God says if you don’t exalt Him, He will exalt Himself. If we judge ourselves by measuring ourselves by the standard of Christ and aligning our heart with the Word of God we will not be judged. God in His mercy will take us by the hand and lead us outside of the mindset of selfishness and self consumption. God is calling us to escape to the mountain of Calvary where self dies, and we move out of the realm of "self" and a "me first" mindset to the giving of ourselves for the Glory of God. God desires to baptize us with His compassion to put others first. Do you want your heart marked with the compassion of Jesus Christ?
La montagna che dobbiamo spostare l'incredulit; questa affligge il cuore di Dio e Gli causa sofferenza. Dio non fa l'occhiolino all'incredulit; c' una serie di angosce che dobbiamo attraversare e che ci conducono nel luogo dove faremo la preghiera suprema; quel luogo il Getsemani. Dopo aver digiunato, pregato e pianto, grideremo come fece Ges: "Non la mia volont sia fatta ma la Tua". La vittoria arriva quando siamo assolutamente persuasi dell'amore di Dio.
There is a difference between faith in God and our beliefs. If we question a certain belief, we often think our faith is wavering. In actuality, our faith is about trusting God in all situations and not about our questions or feelings. It isn’t our struggles that dictate faith, but it is our actions that show faith. Our faithfulness to God shows our faith in Him.
C'è una differenza fra la fede in Dio e quello in cui crediamo. Quando ubitiamo di qualcosa, spesso pensiamo che la nostra fede stia vacillando. In realtà, la nostra fede si basa sull'avere fiducia in Dio in qualsiasi situazione e non sulle nostre domande ed i nostri sentimenti. La fede è dimostrata dalle nostre azioni non dalla fatica che proviamo. La nostra fedeltà a Dio dimostra la nostra fede in Lui.
Quando Ges racconta la storia del ricco e di Lazzaro, sta parlando dei due grandi dilemmi della condizione umana: povert ed auto-indulgenza. In una svolta sorprendente l'auto-indulgenza ad essere condannata mentre il sofferente Lazzaro trova una casa nel cielo. Mentre miliardi di persone in tutto il globo stanno soffrendo una povert estrema, molti Americani, anche cristiani, sono pericolosamente coinvolti in vite di auto-indulgenza.