God created us in His exact likeness; not only in physical features but also in character. If we maintain obedience to Him, then He can mould us to be like Him. Unfortunately at the Garden of Eden, man was deceived that we could be like God. Since then, we have been pursuing this desire to be like God, living our earthly lives apart from Him. During this time, pride birth in us.
What is pride? Pride is the undue confidence in and attention to one's own skills, accomplishments, state, possessions, or position. It is the opposite of humility, the proper attitude one should possess in relation to God. Pride is rebellion against God because it attributes to oneself the honor and glory due to God alone.
Pride has develop into not only excess baggage to us, but a disgusted asset in our character detest by God. The pride in us has caused God to grow enmity towards us. Unless we shed pride from our character, it's impossible for us to find favor in God's presence.
To discard pride from our character is to acknowledge our weakness to God and confess our total dependence on Him by trusting our lives to Him alone who loves us and gave His life for us at the cross.
Not until we execute that decision to surrender pride, you and I will always be lugging that excess baggage detest by God because pride was never a part of God's true being. And God hated the pride in us.
When we surrender pride and acknowledged our weakness to God, then our journey back into God's heart will be painless, trouble free and effortless; for Jesus Christ our Saviour will be there to carry us home to the heart of our heavenly Father.
To revere God is to hate evil, pride, conceit and deceitful lies. Proverbs 8:13
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Cornerstone Displace
When Jesus is not in control then everything will be out of control.
The reason most of our lives are messed up could be because we have not place Jesus in control. Honestly, when Jesus is not in place, then everything is out of place. That’s exactly what I discovered about my messed up life.
My life was at a dead end. My credit cards debt balloon by every second. My business fell out of favor with everyone. My family was falling apart. In fact everything was falling apart. Not even the most powerful glue can weld my fragmented life together. I was on the verge of suicide.
That’s when I discover that I am not Jesus-centered. I was money-centered. I was worldly-centered. That was the reason for all my disappointments and failures. My earthly life was revolving around money instead of Jesus who alone loves me and gave his life for me at the cross.
Each day together with my Saviour helping me, I struggle through to restore my Jesus back at the center of my life. There were days I slipped, but my Saviour Jesus was always there to support me, never abandoning me to guide me back to Himself. My Saviour Jesus patiently helps me slowly to re-establish and reinstate Him into my life.
Honestly, the task to have my Saviour Jesus build his home in my heart was never easy if He had not lent a hand. Jesus was ever ready and is always joyful to have his home in my heart so long I am enthusiastic. My Jesus helps me to draw strength and faith from Him to restore Him to my displace and disorder life.
With my Jesus dwelling in my heart, the Holy Spirit helps me to slowly empty my earth life of the things that is of this world. My life is now crucified with Christ. I no longer live, but my Saviour Jesus now live by His Spirit in my earthly life to help me to live by trusting in him alone who loves me and gave his life for me at the cross. Galatians 2:20
With my Saviour Jesus in control and in place, my life also was under control and well discipline. Through it all I learned obedience.
You must not have any other gods but Me. Exodus 20:3
Thank you Lord Jesus who alone loves me and gave his life for me at the cross.
The reason most of our lives are messed up could be because we have not place Jesus in control. Honestly, when Jesus is not in place, then everything is out of place. That’s exactly what I discovered about my messed up life.
My life was at a dead end. My credit cards debt balloon by every second. My business fell out of favor with everyone. My family was falling apart. In fact everything was falling apart. Not even the most powerful glue can weld my fragmented life together. I was on the verge of suicide.
That’s when I discover that I am not Jesus-centered. I was money-centered. I was worldly-centered. That was the reason for all my disappointments and failures. My earthly life was revolving around money instead of Jesus who alone loves me and gave his life for me at the cross.
Each day together with my Saviour helping me, I struggle through to restore my Jesus back at the center of my life. There were days I slipped, but my Saviour Jesus was always there to support me, never abandoning me to guide me back to Himself. My Saviour Jesus patiently helps me slowly to re-establish and reinstate Him into my life.
Honestly, the task to have my Saviour Jesus build his home in my heart was never easy if He had not lent a hand. Jesus was ever ready and is always joyful to have his home in my heart so long I am enthusiastic. My Jesus helps me to draw strength and faith from Him to restore Him to my displace and disorder life.
With my Jesus dwelling in my heart, the Holy Spirit helps me to slowly empty my earth life of the things that is of this world. My life is now crucified with Christ. I no longer live, but my Saviour Jesus now live by His Spirit in my earthly life to help me to live by trusting in him alone who loves me and gave his life for me at the cross. Galatians 2:20
With my Saviour Jesus in control and in place, my life also was under control and well discipline. Through it all I learned obedience.
You must not have any other gods but Me. Exodus 20:3
Thank you Lord Jesus who alone loves me and gave his life for me at the cross.
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