What This Is Really All About
What’s this really all about?
I’ll tell you. It’s about one single person.
Our Christian Walk starts with Him. It starts by building on Him, the Cornerstone. Not a religious theology. Not the opinions of others. No, we build our lives, our thinking, our agenda, our goals, our words, etc. on the Person, Jesus. We do this by getting to know Him through reading scripture and prayer/worship. It’s a personal journey that no one can take for you.
Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, a firm and tested stone. It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need never be shaken.
Isaiah 28:16 NLT
http://bible.com/116/isa.28.16.nlt
And our Christian walk ends with Him. When we leave this earthly dwelling, there is only One we are accountable to: Jesus. Yep, sorry, St. Peter won’t be the one welcoming some and turning others away. That job is reserved for the King.
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.
Hebrews 4:13 NLT
http://bible.com/116/heb.4.13.nlt
The whole thing is pretty straightforward, really. The One who called us to Follow and started the work in our hearts, is the One we will report to at the end of the Day. So it is Him that we listen to. It is Him we conform to. It is Him that we love.
Yet, it still seems easy for things to get muddled. Some think Christianity is simply immersing themselves in Christian culture. They just need to talk a certain way, dress a certain way, use the right jargon. We can start to think that Christianity is about being part of a culture - the more we conform to it, the closer we are to Jesus. I dare say, that is dangerous ground to tread on. Jesus never said build your life on what religious culture is doing. That would be a shallow life, and can deceive you to think that you are saved, but in reality, are not.
No, true Christianity is a Love Story between you and Jesus. It’s a beautiful romance like one you’d see in the movies where the Prince rescues the princess, they fall in love, and live happily ever after. And once He sweeps us off our feet, there is no one else we’d want to follow or conform to. His Love penetrates every part of us and He moves us to care about the things that He is passionate about. He empowers us to be History makers, Bread distributors, Love Story tellers! It’s a life lived in the Shadow of the Most High and at the feet of the One who died.
And that, my friend, is what this is really all about.
I’ll tell you. It’s about one single person.
Our Christian Walk starts with Him. It starts by building on Him, the Cornerstone. Not a religious theology. Not the opinions of others. No, we build our lives, our thinking, our agenda, our goals, our words, etc. on the Person, Jesus. We do this by getting to know Him through reading scripture and prayer/worship. It’s a personal journey that no one can take for you.
Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, a firm and tested stone. It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need never be shaken.
Isaiah 28:16 NLT
http://bible.com/116/isa.28.16.nlt
And our Christian walk ends with Him. When we leave this earthly dwelling, there is only One we are accountable to: Jesus. Yep, sorry, St. Peter won’t be the one welcoming some and turning others away. That job is reserved for the King.
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.
Hebrews 4:13 NLT
http://bible.com/116/heb.4.13.nlt
The whole thing is pretty straightforward, really. The One who called us to Follow and started the work in our hearts, is the One we will report to at the end of the Day. So it is Him that we listen to. It is Him we conform to. It is Him that we love.
Yet, it still seems easy for things to get muddled. Some think Christianity is simply immersing themselves in Christian culture. They just need to talk a certain way, dress a certain way, use the right jargon. We can start to think that Christianity is about being part of a culture - the more we conform to it, the closer we are to Jesus. I dare say, that is dangerous ground to tread on. Jesus never said build your life on what religious culture is doing. That would be a shallow life, and can deceive you to think that you are saved, but in reality, are not.
No, true Christianity is a Love Story between you and Jesus. It’s a beautiful romance like one you’d see in the movies where the Prince rescues the princess, they fall in love, and live happily ever after. And once He sweeps us off our feet, there is no one else we’d want to follow or conform to. His Love penetrates every part of us and He moves us to care about the things that He is passionate about. He empowers us to be History makers, Bread distributors, Love Story tellers! It’s a life lived in the Shadow of the Most High and at the feet of the One who died.
And that, my friend, is what this is really all about.
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