Saving Your Life

"Then He said to them all, 'if anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?'"
(Luke 9:23-25)

How much does Jesus mean to you? If you are a Christian you may be insulted that I would even ask such a thing. "Of course He's number one in my life." But saying that Jesus is number one means that there are many other things that get thrown into the equation as well. Do I take care of Jesus in the morning with a quick devotion, and then go on with everything else on your list? Jesus doesn't want to be a part of your life, or even an important part of your life. He wants to be your life. He wants you to look at every area of your life through Him. There is a simple test that you can give yourself to find out where you are with Jesus. Ask yourself the question: "When I have nothing to think about, what am I thinking about?"
Check out Colossians 3:1-4.

Keep your eyes on Jesus,

Pastor Chris

Blessings

I remember from my days at Columbia International University the words of then president Robertson McQuilken in addressing theological issues, "It is easier to go to either extreme than to stay in the center of biblical tension". This is very true when it comes to the issue of the blessing of God upon a person's life and ministry. On one side are the preachers of prosperity who tell us that it is God's will for each of us to be materialistically well off. On the other side are those who believe that we are more spiritual and earn greater merits if we go through suffering. The biblical balance is that God does fully intend to bless our lives, not necessarily with a lot of material garbage, but with real relationship with Himself. We are blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ (Eph 1:3). These blessing are administered and applied by the Holy Spirit. Now, if you have a hard time with the fact that God wants to bless you, realize that there is a broader purpose to it, that you might be a blessing to others.

Blessings,

Pastor Chris

Great New App

Hi Everyone,
Just checking out this new Blogger App that I downloaded today. This should make it much easier to update.

God Bless,

Pastor Chris