Sitting Down With God

WALK IN THE LIGHT:           Lesson Eight, “ But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7 We make choices everyday that make the difference between walking in the light of Jesus and going toward darkness.   Jesus is the light of the world.   If we walk in Him we will be free of sin and have eternal life.             Spiritually light refers to illumination of the mind, reason and will. Light is an example of Holiness. The opposite of light is darkness, which symbolically means, sin and death.   To walk in light you are choosing to be Holy, to live in truth.   You are willing to step out of the darkness and change what you do on a daily basis.             When you are walking in darkness you may stumble or fall...

WALK THE TALK           Lesson Five, if you say you are of Christ then let your actions reflect your words.   Each step you take is a witness to the world.   Do you want others to love Christ as you do?   How you speak and how you act are reflections of Christ in you.   I want to be a reflection of something good to others.   I want to know that when I talk about God they aren’t thinking about other things.   I want to know that the focus is not on what I do wrong on a daily basis.   I want them to see the loving God I serve.   I was raised in the church.   I fell off the wagon when I was a teenager and young adult.   I lived as far from God as I could be.   I started going back to church when I was in my early twenties and I fell off again.   I was trying to serve two masters and you can’t do that.   So now here I am back again.   I want to be the person God intended me ...

          Lights, camera, action!   You are the up and coming star in a new reality TV show.   Cameras will be on you 24/7 from here on out.   You are required by contract to be 100% yourself for the next year.   You have to talk, dress, and interact with others just like you would if there was no camera crew following you around.             Now, reality is that the chances of one of us being on a reality TV show is small, but think about it really hard.   What kind of person would you show the world if you had a camera following you around all the time?             I was walking into work tonight and this question presented itself to me.   I feel that as a Christian I would like to think that I would show good qualities to the world, but the truth is none of us are perfect.   However, I feel like this was a ...

    A sanctuary is a sacred place.  A place that is Holy.  When you are in Christ, He rests in you.  Therefore, your body becomes a sanctuary for the Lord.  Think about what you do on a daily basis.  Are you a sanctuary for Christ?  Does your life reflect a Holy place?     I know that I am for the Lord.  I know that I love him. I can't say that I always fill my life with things that could be considered holy or sacred to the Lord.  I was listening to a song this afternoon, it went like this," Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary. Pure and Holy, Tried and True."  I am tried everyday.  The question I ask myself is, "Am I true to the Word of God?"  " Am I living a life worthy to be called pure or holy?      I wish I could say yes but I can't.  I falter and sometimes miss it.  I want to be a sanctuary for the Lord.  I want to walk in his ways.  Right now I am at the bab...