Think A Minute
Think about something for a minute … in your lifetime thus far, who is it that’s REALLY influenced you to the point that you REALLY “listened” to what they said ? It wasn’t so much their tone of voice or their delivery…but in your mind you knew what they were tellin you, you could bet on it … or as Pennye Jacobs Lewis would say, you could “put your foot on it”😁. The only times you heard em stretch the truth was when they were funnin with you…so that didn’t count. They weren’t liars, and if someone insinuated it behind their backs, your hackles would rise and you’d immediately come to their defense. That was just how trustworthy they were ( are ) to you. This takes me to where the Spirit led me this mornin … when Jesus said, in ( John 14:6 ), “ I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”… why is it we question the validity of his statement ?!? Why would we shrug it off and give it less attention than a pesky mosquito flyin around our ear ? The “God-Man” that never told an untruth in his whole life ( Hebrews 6:18 ), tells us the route to the Father of all creation, and we should so callously discount it and forfeit a relationship that could change everything about life as we now know it ! Blows my mind ! What !? Is it too easy to believe, so we just figure it must be a gimmick ?! Something so simple, there must be a trick to it; right ? WRONG !! Jesus is not only “the way” to GOD, he’s also the way to peace with GOD, salvation from sin, abundant life ( which includes managing respectful responsible kids, a healthy marriage, good job, needs met, lack of worry, joy in your spirit, great relationships with others, etc; etc; etc.. ) and the favor and blessings of GOD ! Jesus is “the truth”, personified … he cannot lie, therefore, everything he says, you can count on, bank on and yeah, put your foot on. His truth is recorded in his word ( the Bible )…if we neglect our study of it, we’re actually sayin to Jesus, “You ain’t worth readin about.” Truth’ll set us free … therefore, knowledge of Jesus will set us free from all the trappings and lies that we’re being fed since birth. If we choose to ignore it, we better be satisfied with what we get ! Jesus says he’s “the life”. I’ve lived a life apart from him because i thought my way was gonna be better; i was sadly mistaken. The life Jesus supplied me, i never could’ve dreamed up ! He’s shown me things i never would’ve seen apart from him. I’ve experienced one miracle after another and it still chokes me up to recall em. That grass ain’t greener on the other side…that’s just another lie that Satan dupes folks into believin to keep em livin in discontent. True livin comes when we give our life to Jesus, by faith in his abilities and not ours. He came to earth as a baby, just so we could hear and see the possibility of living a righteous lifestyle, all the while glorifying GOD the Father. He sacrificed his own life so we could die to self and raise to new life, in Him ! All that’s required on our part is to accept by faith that Jesus died for us, personally…that he was raised the third day to live again…and confess this “truth” to our fellow man … that’s it ! ( Romans 10:9-10 ) Walking in awareness and newness ain’t bein withheld from anyone … GOD already knows who will choose Him and who won’t. He doesn’t desire anyone to perish, but that all would come to repentance and live…the way, the truth and the life that’s found only in Jesus, the Son. ( 2 Peter 3:9 ) Stop listening to liars and instead, listen to someone that’s NEVER lied to you.