Who are you? What do you do? These are two questions that we hear
countless times in our lives. How do we typically answer? "I
am "Mark. I work for..." Or, "I own such and such a business..."
Or, I do ..." How should we answer these questions? What does the
Bible say?
Romans 1:1-4 "Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle
and singled out for God's good news — which He promised long ago
through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures— concerning His Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord, who was a descendant of David according to
the flesh and was established as the powerful Son of God by the
resurrection from the dead according to the Spirit of holiness."
(HCSB)
Who does Paul say he is, and what does he do? "a slave of Christ
Jesus, called as an apostle and singled out for God's good news
[Gospel]". "A slave of Christ Jesus". When was the last time any
one of us answered like that? I do not recall ever having answered
someone with that statement. I usually have said, "I am Mark, and I
do..." So many of us identify ourselves based on what we do for a
job, or a hobby, or a business. Yet what is our primary calling on
this earth if we are born again? To tell others the Good News!
Our preacher recently challenged the congregation to think about
this and re-think who we are and what we are really doing on this
earth. I challenge you to do the same.
Who am I? I am Mark, a follower of Jesus, called to spread the Good
News of God's salvation through Jesus Christ. May God give me the
boldness to speak His name whenever and wherever I am.
-Mark-
-Christian Researcher-
-September 5, 2006-
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Thougts from Oswald Chambers
The following quote is from Oswald Chambers.
"The first thing that happens after we have realized our election to God in Christ Jesus is the destruction of our prejudices, parochial notions, and patriotisms; we are turned into servants of God's own purpose.
"Our Lord never nurses our prejudices. He mortifies them, runs clean athwart them. We imagine that God has a special interest in our particular prejudices; we are quite sure that God will never
deal with us as He has to deal with other people. But instead of God being on the side of our prejudices, He is deliberately wiping them out. It is part of our moral education to have our prejudices run straight across by His providence. God pays no respect to anything we bring to Him . There is only one thing God wants of us, and that is our unconditional surrender.
"When once we realize that through the salvation of Jesus Christ we are made perfectly fit for God, we shall understand why Jesus Christ is so ruthless in His demands. He demands absolute rectitude from His servants, because He has put into them the very nature of God."
Powerful words.
-Mark-
-Christian Researcher-
-September 3, 2006-
"The first thing that happens after we have realized our election to God in Christ Jesus is the destruction of our prejudices, parochial notions, and patriotisms; we are turned into servants of God's own purpose.
"Our Lord never nurses our prejudices. He mortifies them, runs clean athwart them. We imagine that God has a special interest in our particular prejudices; we are quite sure that God will never
deal with us as He has to deal with other people. But instead of God being on the side of our prejudices, He is deliberately wiping them out. It is part of our moral education to have our prejudices run straight across by His providence. God pays no respect to anything we bring to Him . There is only one thing God wants of us, and that is our unconditional surrender.
"When once we realize that through the salvation of Jesus Christ we are made perfectly fit for God, we shall understand why Jesus Christ is so ruthless in His demands. He demands absolute rectitude from His servants, because He has put into them the very nature of God."
Powerful words.
-Mark-
-Christian Researcher-
-September 3, 2006-
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