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, February 14, 2010

Christ's Recession-proof Riches

So I will start of the new  season of posting with a thought inspired by an old draft for a post.  The title of that was Bankrupt but for God's Riches.  This thought brought back some of the lyrics of a song that I have been teaching my highschool choir.  One line from Jesus My Lord, My God, My All is "poor down the riches of your grace"    I actually asked my highschoolers what they thought that phrase meant and they came up with some pretty good answers.  Lets  just start with some of the obvious answers, because God's grace I have forgiveness of my sins!!!  To think that almighty creator God sent his son to die for me, as unworthy as I am, what an awesome thing!  To think that one day I will be able to std completely justified before a holy and perfect God because of God's grace.  So now that the really big obvious one is out there, how about some of the "every day" riches?  Its easy to forget about the every day blessings that God gives, whether it be the air we breathe, or the provision for our needs.  How about the strength to make it through hard times and circumstances?  Or the comfort of the Spirit when something is painful or hard to go through?  To think that Jesus Christ is right now in heaven making intercessions for me?  God's love for me didnt stop at the cross!!  He STILL loves me!!!  Even though I fail Him, He still loves me and provides for me.  Now sometimes that love comes in ways that seem kind of weird or contradictory from our viewpoint, but even our santification is important to Him.  He loves me and wants me to be holy, not just in heaven, but to live holy and pure right now!  Well I know this is an abrupt ending but I need to head off to choir practice, so please keep checking up on me to see if i keep posting :)
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