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9/09/20 Who Are We?

“You say that you are a follower of Jesus. Oh, really! When was the last time that you considered My will more important than yours? When did you care more about someone else than yourself? Do you really care that others are separated from Me for eternity? Do you care enough for them to give your life for them? Would you spend the rest of your life so that they can embrace Jesus? Would you give up everything you owned for them? Whom did you say that you followed?”

I John 2:6 AMP

Whoever says he abides in Him ought [as a personal debt] to walk and conduct himself in the same way in which He walked and conducted Himself.

The label of Christian was once given to those who saw Who Jesus was and patterned everything they did after Him. They spent all of their lives studying His way of living and then lived the same way. They took on His heart burdens, His love for the Father, His complete purpose for living. To do less was unthinkable, if they said that they followed Him, for their lives depended on it.

Sometimes following Him meant certain death. It was no small thing to say that you followed Jesus. How close does your life resemble the life of Jesus?

Make me like You, Lord,

Jim Corbett

The Never-Changing Answer

Confusing sounds always accompany uncertain times. Many voices ring with half truths and hopeful or disparaging information, depending on the motives of the originators. Our world is without question going through times with no clear direction and certainly no real answers. Each day only brings more questions.

During these times we, as believers, have an amazing opportunity to share absolute, proven truth with people who are wide-eyed with fear and confusion. We have the never changing Word of God, a Word that all of us can rely on no matter how many uncertain answers appear. Now is not the time to shrink from helping others; it's a time to find ways to give them something they can rely on.

Getting Ready for Action

Have you ever seen a movie where a vehicle is stripped of all its unnecessary weight, so it's lighter and can go faster for a specific mission? We feel like that with our ministry.

Because of the rapid changes in our world and the challenges they present, the Lord has had us scale back our plans and decide what we can streamline to make our cause more directed and purposeful during these very crucial times.

Although it's important to keep the overall plan in mind, the immediate need requires us to focus on having answers for the wondering heart who needs a reminder to seek the Lord with a repentant heart and trust in Him wholeheartedly with everything that concerns them. We are in the process of finding the most efficient way to do that.

What Fun!

In these days of needing to go someplace or buy something or find a way to have fun, it's so refreshing to be a child of God. In fact, if you choose to walk through this life with spiritual eyes—looking past the challenges all around you and focusing on what God is doing—just being His is fun.

His plan for this world includes us. That's fun! His heart is always for us. That's even more fun! His promises tell us He will never leave us or forsake us. That should take our hearts way past fun into the arena of amazing joy!

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