Isn't it enough?

It happened again. I was channel surfing in the wee hours of the A.M. and I ran across a preacher that was pretty interesting. He was an oriental gentleman with pretty good english but he still had quite an accent. His message started very uplifting noting the grace of God and the work of Jesus. It was very good and I had a renewed interest in hearing from a man on TV.



As he continued he eventually took his message towards the properity angle. I was saddened. He was doing so good with the message but then he went to that place of greed that so many ministers seem to be working from lately. It is not just the minister's fault but it is the people's as well. We seem to clamour for a a Jesus that will make us rich.



This is horrible. It makes me want to ask the questions, Would you follow Jesus if you knew your life here on earth was going to be filled with hardship and struggling? Would you still serve Jesus if you knew you weren't going to be a rich man or woman? Is just being saved from eternal damnation enough? Do you think Jesus did the work he did so that we would bribe people to follow him?

What is wrong with us? I know that God wants us to prosper and be in good health. I also know he wants us to work and live healthy lives. I suffer from type 2 Diabetes and I have problems with my leg. I know God wants me to take better care of my self so that I can live a good long life but He isn't making me eat the wrong foods. My problems were not created by God. Yes, I am a firm believer that god can heal me and He may. We are praying for healing but if I do not receive any miracle that does not mean God is not helping me. He may be helping me stay alive longer than I deserve, the way I have lived my life. But the one thing I know for sure is that my soul is saved and I will be with Jesus one day.

Caught by Grace

I am horrible sinner saved by the the loving grace of my Savior, Jesus Christ. I am not worthy of his salvation but he gave it to me regardless. While I may seem to know something about Christ and Christianity I am more amazed at how little I know and understand. The very most basic aspect of the loving grace of God to have sacrificed His son for my wretched filth is beyond me.



I personalize this only because all I really know and can claim to know is about myself. I am trapped in the body of this death. I am no one of any significance. I have not created or invented anything that is life changing. I have not contributed to this life anything worthy of such a gift as Christ has given.



While this may sound self-degrading it is really just an acknowledgement of what the facts are. I am not seeking pity and I would consider any such an insult. If I do anything that deserves acknowledgement it is only because of Christ. It is only by him and through him any good comes of me at all. He is my redeemer, my savior, and glorious Lord. His love is beyond measure and unabandoned. His grace is free-flowing and his mercy covers me like a flood. He is my comforter and my friend, but more than that He is God, the son. He sits at the right hand of the Father. His Holy Spirit guides me and witnesses only of Christ.

No man nor angel can seperate me from my Father's loving hand and his salvation is FREE and available to all who will hear. May you come to know my Jesus and may he run through your life and set you FREE.

FREE JESUS!