God,I AM, --the Spring of living Love -- wants to love you and connect with your life and have a relationship with you. Watch and listen to the creative media below from a sermon presented on February 14, 2016.
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Let Go Of The Past to Reflect God In The Present
Every
soul has a story and every story needs the Savior!
Would
you consider yourself stubborn? Are you
aggressively independent? Determined to
fight, claw, and dig your way through life in hopes of finding something that
can give you purpose; a greater understanding of yourself; or even a more
defined grasp of what God has in store for you in the
year 2016?
I
tend to spend time each year reflecting, reevaluating, reinventing, and even
resolving to do life better than the previous year. How does one 'do life better' you might
ask? Well, I have found that it involves
releasing my grasp on past events.
Events that, given the chance, can spring up even in the deepest
recesses of my mind and heart.
Reminders that alert you as to who you really are; or how badly you have
messed up your life; or even bombard you with words of self- doubt -- or
thoughts of worthlessness. When I ponder
on my weaknesses or deficiencies, God is
quick to remind me through the gentle whisper of His Spirit that is within me,
that He has removed, forgotten, and forgiven me of my past. He points me back to the Cross and the
sacrifice He gave in the form of His son, Jesus.
An amazing song written by Mercy Me has wonderful lyrics that remind us that the Cross has made us flawless. Here is the chorus:
An amazing song written by Mercy Me has wonderful lyrics that remind us that the Cross has made us flawless. Here is the chorus:
No matter the bumps
No matter the bruises
No matter the scars
Still the truth is
The cross has made
The cross has made you flawless
No matter the hurt
Or how deep the wound is
No matter the pain
Still the truth is
The cross has made
The cross has made you flawless
What do you intend to do with the life
that God has given to you? The Apostle
Paul reminds us in Ephesians 2 that God has given us a new life because of
Jesus's sacrifice. Read below and truly
grab a hold of this passage and never let it go because it is a constant
reminder that there is nothing in this world that can compare to the grace of
God.
4 But
God loves us deeply. He is full of mercy. 5 So He gave us new
life
because of what Christ has done. He gave us life even when we
were
dead in sin. God’s grace has saved you.
6 God raised us up with
Christ.
He has seated us with him in his heavenly kingdom because we
belong
to Christ Jesus.7 He has done it to show the riches of his grace
for
all time to come. His grace can’t be compared with anything
that
the blood of Jesus made this new life and new heart possible.
Ephesians
2:4-7
I
want to live each day with the veil removed so my life will reflect God's
glory. God will never give up on
us. We will give up on ourselves before
God would ever give up on us. Imagine
your life at the work place, or at home, or when you are out with friends or
family and all that people see is the glory of God reflected in your life. What a testimony of a God who redeems, a
Heavenly Father who knows your name and because of Jesus Christ will adopt you into His
family.
18
So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of
the
Lord.
And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as
we
are changed into his glorious image.
2
Corinthians 3:18
Maybe it is time to see yourself through
the lens of Scripture and see what God sees when He looks at you. You are His masterpiece. He loves you more than you could possibly
comprehend and yet through His infinite grace He makes it possible for us to
have a relationship with Him and He will continue to add layer upon layer to
the canvas of our lives -- His touch, His tender care, and His love that comes
with no strings attached.
10
For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus,
so
we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
Ephesians
2:10
Less of me More of Him,
Rick
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