I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!
Galations 2:20-21
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Oct. 26, 2009~ Eternity, secondary? ~
Last night we had our first meeting as a new church plant-kind of a precursor to the real date of Jan to be on our own. It was good. We discussed Col. 1-8. Which reads-
Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother. To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse:
Grace and peace to you from God out Father.
We always thank God , the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints--the faith and the love that spring from the hope that is stored up for yo in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing , just as it has been doing among you since the days you heard it and understood God's grace in all its truth. You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
We discussed many things about this passage.But something that was said sounded loudly in my ears- and then made its way to my heart.
The question was brought up- When did eternity become secondary?
To self I have a very quick conversation that goes something like this---
What? How can that be? Eternity ? Secondary??? Hmmmmm...could that be true? Do I treat eternity as secondary when talking and sharing Christ with others? Nahhh..... Really??? I don't see how that is possible... Well, maybe.... You know I think it is possible. Actually I think I can see that exat thing that I do. WOW. Forgive me Lord.
When we talk to others, while we live each day and others see our actions, is eternity secondary? Has God become such a vending machine god that we are only concerned with putting in a token and expecting to receive gifts that abound and thus making us and our lives abundantly happy? Is God there to just satisfy our needs? Has this attitude permiated the way we share Christ with others? Just expressing to them what Christ can do for them? Save them from a life of pain, give them satisfaction, help them quit whatever nasty little habit we can all find ourselves doing... Is this the God we talk of? The God we expect?
What about the God that will save you from an eternity of seperation from himself, an eternity of ****ation to the pits of hell? Do we express that to others? Do we even understand it? Can our minds wrap around such a huge thing? Maybe not. But we need to. People are dying to know a God who will save them and have a relationship with them and love when no one else will. If we 'sell' this vending machine god we are selling a counterfiet god and one that will surely lead others to be let down as soon as things don't go the way they think they should. This vending machine god cannot sustain the storms that life so often brings.
So my challenge to you this day is to share your life, share your heart and what God is doing there. Share the fact that God is there to give us eternity, not just the here and now. Think how you share with people- you could be the only one that ever will share the gospel with them. Youmay only have a moment, but make the moment count in words and actions.
I am a wife to a man who can do everything (Lovingly referred to as MacGyver), mom of 10 (1 married in, 1 almost married in and one adopted in) and a Nana to 4.
I am all about growing in Christ, family, handcrafts and the art of homemaking. My newest passion is knitting.
We live on a small homestead in NE Washington. Raising pigs, chickens and goats, growing a garden and revamping an older home.
