"Surely the day is coming' it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set them on fire," says the Lord Almighty "Not a root or a branch will be left to them. But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. Then you will trample down the wicked' they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when i do these things," says the Lord Almighty.
Sometimes it's hard to be a christian amongst a world where so few people consider faith to be important. People do things that may not seem right, but sometimes we do them anyway if we want to fit in or be accepted in today's society. If we ever DO talk about our faith to others who may not understand, we're sometimes looked onto as a "Crazy christian" or a "Jesus freak"! But this verse is God reminding us that while it may be hard here on earth, we will get our reward with Him one day if we praise Him and stick to OUR morals and OUR faith, not other's ideas of what's cool or what's not.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Matthew 17:2-4
' At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said : "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.'
Matthew 17:2-4
Jesus was telling his disciples that they, like you and me and every other human being, were sinners. The sins of Adam and Eve have made us this way, and there is nothing we can do about who we are except to accept it and humble ourselves in the face of the Father, God. We shouldn't try to be perfect because it will never happen. But Jesus asks us to do what's right, and when we don't, to ask for forgiveness. If you try to be perfect like God, then you are sinning even if you mean well. Because no one will ever be like God, and for us to accept that and repent for our sins is our true key to heaven.
Matthew 17:2-4
Jesus was telling his disciples that they, like you and me and every other human being, were sinners. The sins of Adam and Eve have made us this way, and there is nothing we can do about who we are except to accept it and humble ourselves in the face of the Father, God. We shouldn't try to be perfect because it will never happen. But Jesus asks us to do what's right, and when we don't, to ask for forgiveness. If you try to be perfect like God, then you are sinning even if you mean well. Because no one will ever be like God, and for us to accept that and repent for our sins is our true key to heaven.
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