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Made Right in God’s Sight
Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we
have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for
us.
I think it’s rare that we actually consider ourselves as “not right” or
broken or messed up. Pretty often we convince ourselves that we are not
as messed up as the drunk, or the prostitute, or the drug pusher, or the
murder, or whoever and we excuse ourselves as being better than… a
lot of other people, hopefully making us pretty good or mostly “right”.
Truth be told from murder to me we’re all messed up, jacked up beyond
on all recognition… and then there is Jesus Christ. Lord and Savior
and what He has done brings us to right in the sight of God.
THANK YOU JESUS FOR MAKING US RIGHT IN GOD’S SIGHT!
a gate called Beautiful
a man crippled from birth was being
carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day
to beg from those going into the temple courts.3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. Acts 3:2-3
Every find yourself wanting, wishing, hoping for something more or just something else. Maybe it was a middle school crush that went south, or finishing up high school, hoping for a higher SAT or ACT score to get into your dream college. Maybe in exiting college there were hopes of 6 figured salaries, or a God made mate for you to start your family with. Maybe your there right now. Wanting… Wishing… Hoping for…
It’s very possible that you are at the gate of Beautiful, and have no idea about the beautiful encounter you are about to have. More than you could ever have dreamed, more than you could ever have wished, and higher than you could of ever hoped for. That moment when the blurry becomes crystal clear, when ahhh turns into an ahh-ha!, when the purposeless loses the less and your life becomes full of purpose. It’s that moment when for you Jesus goes from being a religion to a relationship, from ritual to romance, from avoidance to adventurous. Jesus becomes TRUTH, SALVATION, HOPE, PURPOSE, PASSION, LIFE, YOUR WAY, LIFE
When you encounter Christ at the Gate of Beautiful EVERYTHING changes!
6 Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”7 Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.8 He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God,10 they
recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple
gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement
at what had happened to him.
Acts 3:6-10
EVERYTHING changes!
Jesus Moved into our Neighborhood
The Word became flesh and blood,
and moved into the neighborhood.
We saw the glory with our own eyes,
the one-of-a-kind glory,
like Father, like Son,
Generous inside and out,
true from start to finish. John 1:14
John Chapter 1, is one of my very favorite Chapters in all the Bible. I could spend weeks
right here.
In the Beginning was The Word…
1 The Word was first,
the Word present to God,
God present to the Word.
The Word was God,2 in readiness for God from day one.
3 Everything was created through him;
nothing—not one thing!—
came into being without him.
4 What came into existence was Life,
The thought of not existing
outside of God, of Jesus.
Life – Jesus = nothing
Jesus + nothing = Life… REAL LIFE
12 But whoever did want him,
who believed he was who he claimed
and would do what he said,
He made to be their true selves,
their child-of-God selves.
Jesus + Faith in Christ = true self life.
Child of God self.
God-begotten self.
I love how John in his most clear and authentic voice says… “That’s
exactly what I saw happen, and I’m telling you, there’s no question
about it: This is the Son of God.”
I Have this thought so often about those around me:
Come See For Yourself…
You have to experience Him to understand. You must come see for
yourself, you’ve just gotta… I think those thoughts all the time. I
get it. I understand. I’ve seen Him, felt His presence, experienced His
love, calmed by His grace. Known Him to do the impossible. He’s real…
He’s Messiah… Savior… our Savior… Your Savior. You’ve gotta come
check Him out for yourself?
What I can’t figure out is how few come to check Him out for
themselves. He is HOPE… He is JESUS!
Come see for yourself!
