But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Galations 6:14
To Glory in the cross, what does it mean? To glory, my first thought is taking great pride in something and then living your life in a way that everyone knows that that one thing means more than life to you. I often think about my last name, Stover. Its always been something we glory in, something we take pride in and even something we are willing to fight for. Come to think of it the only time I almost got in a fight was over the Stover name. I take so much pride in it that i even dont mind people that i know calling me by my last name. Yet do I treat Christ sacrifice for me the same way? Do I claim it in a public way? Am I really willing to defend it? Is it the first thing people see when they meet me? Or have a given Christ honor in my life to something else? Do I care when people at work say "O well he is a christian"? So often i dont take that as the compliment that it ought to be to me. I care more about my earthly family name than I do for the name of my Savior and Lord. My focus ought to be that of II Corinthians 10:17 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. Forget the accomplishments, the awards, the praise of men, but instead let Christ's purchase of my soul mean everything to me.
Cerebration Concerning a Carbon-copy
Ok, I know that alot of you probably dont know what the title of this blog means seeing that we dont use those words alot everyday. Cerebration means to us the mind or to think, so the whole title means to think about exact duplicate. What duplicate am I talking about? As a Christian my life ought to duplicate the life of Jesus as it is detailed in the Bible. In all situations, circumstances and events, I need to mirror the attitude of Jesus. How do I know what this looks like? The answer is simple, its all in the Bible. I need to be reading the Bible every day so i can get to know my God, the person who saved me from my sin, a little bit better each day. This is what I created this blog for. I want to use this as a way to stay accountable, so please, read what I've written, and if you see there is a long time in between posts, feel free to call me out on it and ask if I have been reading each day or not. Now granted, there will be times when I wont be able to get on and post due to school and such, but I will do my best to keep up as best I can. Please feel free to comment on anything I post, I love hearing how God is working in your life as well.
Why The Light Bulbs??
I decided to "decorate" this page with pictures of various light bulbs. Light bulbs are such a great illustration of the Christian life. In Matthew 5:14a "Ye are the light of the world". We are to shine bright into a spiritually dark world by sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ, how he came to earth, lived a perfect life, died on a cross for our sin, and then rose again. That's who we are, that's what we are supposed to be doing. It seems like a pretty daunting task at first, how can a small little light make that much of a difference? At first it might seem impossible, which in all honesty, it is. See a light bulb in and of itself is almost worthless. It needs to be "plugged in". It has no power of itself and completely dependant on something else for its source of power. So are we as Christians. If we try to live the Christian life in our own power it is one of the most frustrating and futile experiences ever. God never intended to us to try do it all on our own, He intended us to be completely dependant on Him to do all that He commanded us. It is impossible to life the Christian life and "shine out" without be connected to the "power source" of the Holy Spirit. I think that's probably why He added the part about being with us till the end of the world at the end of the great commission. :) So how is your light doing? Are you "plugged in"? Are you shining out bright? There are people out there who need the message of Jesus and His love, and we have the opportunity to share it with them.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
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