September 2006

09.11.2006

ne Parson’s Opinion

Let me challenge you at a few points.

No, I am not going to try to make you feel guilty about what you haven’t done. You already feel guilty about those things! Ha!

I want to challenge you to digest some of the most remarkable truths I have ever come across.

Here we go!
1. God, who created all there is loves you. John 3:16 tells us this truth. I challenge you to try to grasp and digest this amazing concept. That God demonstrated His love for you by dying on a cross to pay for every one of your sins.
2. The Lord cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 The Lord not only loves you, but He actually likes you and indeed cares for you.
3. 1 Peter 5:7 says to cast all our worries and troubles on Him because He does indeed care for you.
4. Psalm 37:4 - Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
5. Romans 8:1 - There is therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.

I could go on and on with these remarkable statements.

Now here is the challenge. See these truths not as nice little devotional thoughts but see the Lord saying each of these truths to you.

See Him saying to you that He loves you; He cares for you; He wants you to cast your burdens on Him; He wants you to delight in Him; He says to you, you are not condemned if in Christ Jesus.

If you can read the Bible not as principles presented, but as a Person encountering you through the Word; it will change the way you study the Bible.

I challenge you!
See you on the Lord’s Day,
Jim

Posted by arbc at 07:13 AM