Just 1 thing I know for sure...
Aug 18, 2017 9:48:43 GMT -6
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Post by brad on Aug 18, 2017 9:48:43 GMT -6
The Rapture watch meter in my mind has officially been pegged in the red. I’m on high alert! I’ve studied the scriptures, I’ve examined all the Coincidences, and I am convinced something huge is ready to happen soon. Though I have my own personal opinions to some of the nuances… I’m fully ready to admit that ANY of my positions, opinions, or understandings could be completely wrong…
All of them… Except for just ONE.
As the day approaches, I find myself experiencing a wide range of emotions. I have to admit that I have doubts about everything I think I know… Except for just one thing… and YES, I believe it’s the Holy Spirit guiding me there… it’s the one and only thing I can claim that I know for sure…
I am convinced that I have a dual nature. One part of me wants to Sin and do evil, and the other part of me wants to follow Christ. No matter what I do, this battle inside me continues to rage. On any given day I can find myself at peace because I am following, or absolutely miserable and ashamed at myself for getting off track. No matter how much I study, Pray, or repent…. This battle continues to rage!
I am convinced that there is not ever going to be enough time left to fix this myself. I’m convinced that if good deeds (works) are a part of being saved… I simply will not make it. My wrongs are too many…
As I read about the thief on the cross, The great sins that King David had, and Jesus asking the Father to forgive even those who drove the nails into his hands and feet…. It gives me much joy to realize that God is willing to forgive me too for all that I have done wrong.
I am convinced that although I sometimes feel shame and have no idea why God would want to love me… for some reason, he does!
I am convinced beyond anything that I must be transformed… something that I just can’t do myself.
I am convinced that going directly to Jesus in prayer, admitting our condition of being hopelessly unable to self-correct our sinful nature, and asking him to transform us is the only hope we truly have.
It’s the only thing I can claim that I know for sure.
So whatever happens in the coming days, my hope is that this basic truth be our focus… let’s make sure that we don’t forget the fact that how much knowledge we have just won’t matter… if Jesus doesn’t know who we are.
Love to all,
Brad
All of them… Except for just ONE.
As the day approaches, I find myself experiencing a wide range of emotions. I have to admit that I have doubts about everything I think I know… Except for just one thing… and YES, I believe it’s the Holy Spirit guiding me there… it’s the one and only thing I can claim that I know for sure…
I am convinced that I have a dual nature. One part of me wants to Sin and do evil, and the other part of me wants to follow Christ. No matter what I do, this battle inside me continues to rage. On any given day I can find myself at peace because I am following, or absolutely miserable and ashamed at myself for getting off track. No matter how much I study, Pray, or repent…. This battle continues to rage!
I am convinced that there is not ever going to be enough time left to fix this myself. I’m convinced that if good deeds (works) are a part of being saved… I simply will not make it. My wrongs are too many…
As I read about the thief on the cross, The great sins that King David had, and Jesus asking the Father to forgive even those who drove the nails into his hands and feet…. It gives me much joy to realize that God is willing to forgive me too for all that I have done wrong.
I am convinced that although I sometimes feel shame and have no idea why God would want to love me… for some reason, he does!
I am convinced beyond anything that I must be transformed… something that I just can’t do myself.
I am convinced that going directly to Jesus in prayer, admitting our condition of being hopelessly unable to self-correct our sinful nature, and asking him to transform us is the only hope we truly have.
It’s the only thing I can claim that I know for sure.
So whatever happens in the coming days, my hope is that this basic truth be our focus… let’s make sure that we don’t forget the fact that how much knowledge we have just won’t matter… if Jesus doesn’t know who we are.
Love to all,
Brad
