GUILTY OF ONE THING
Acts 24:14
14 However, I admit that I worship the God of our fathers as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect. NIV
** You can blame me for many things that I do wrong that is untrue and I will fight you on these things BUT one thing I will not fight you on if you blame me for and that is I AM A FOLLOWER OF THE GREAT GOD JEHOVAH! I will not deny it or try to talk you out of blaming me for it. I believe in Jesus Christ and I believe His death on the cross was the sacrifice that was needed once and for all for my sins. AND I believe that He rose from the dead on the third day. I will admit that I am guilty of believing that Jesus Christ is the ONLY WAY to heaven and that there is no other name given among men that we can be saved ONLY the name of Jesus Christ. I will stand and testify with you that I AM GUILTY! And I am happy to suffer for Him and give my life for Him…..I am guilty of this ONE THING!..... JESUS!
posted by Dave McAlister @ 1:08 PM
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Oh yeah!!
This morning as I was writing out Acts 25 it got me to thinking about how the Lord used the pride and control issues of the Pharisees and the Romans Felix, Festus and Agrippa to propel Paul to Rome (just as the Lord had already told him he would go). If they had just left him alone when he went to Jerusalem with his offerings it might have taken him much longer period of time to make the trip to Rome. Maybe he might not have gone at all. But because of their insistance (because of their pride) to persecute him, he played his "trump" card of being a Roman citizen and appealed to Caesar for judgment. The result being that Christianty spread quickly to the entire Roman empire and the rest of the world in less than three hundred years. God uses persecution to impact and grow His Kingdom and His people. Watching God work all this out is so incredible. He uses the evil as well as the good to accomplish His purposes. (Romans 8:28)
It makes me realize that I need to trust Him completely, surrender my need to be in control and to not let my circumstances throw me off track or focus. Just keep my mind, my heart, my spirit on Him all the time - He is in control whether it seems like it or not and to stop whining about the tough things that happen in my life and be thankful for them. They have helped me to grow and to know Him more. Hallelujah!!
Have a blessed day!
Roxanne
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