Debby Boone (of "You light up my light" fame) had a gospel song called The Heart of the Matter. It was about 5 1/2 minutes long and talked about how a friend had moved away from God. The friend had forgotten the heart of the matter of life.
The devotional today talks about Jesus Christ being the center of the Bible and of each life on our planet. Everything in the Bible and everything in our lives do and should point to Christ. I never really thought about EVERYTHING in the Bible pointing to Christ. I guess I thought of God revealing himself through out the Old Testament so that mankind would be ready for the coming of his Son. I never quite put that all together.
My questions are: what about the folks that may never hear about Christ? Can Christ take on the form of different names in different cultures? I remember hearing preachers say that everyone that didn't believe in Christ the way we did were going to Hell. That really concerned me since I had friends that were Jewish, Catholic and Muslim! I did my best to tell them about Jesus. I don't know if they ever accepted him or not.
Lord help me understand having Christ as the center of my life. Help me tell others about his redemption from sin!
Simply Saturday
I had a nice evening hanging out with Flybear last night. He is working this weekend, so I won't get to see him for a few days. I love hearing the stories of his travels and the people he meets each flight. We had a nice dinner and did some shopping to get ready for this trip.
I am preparing some food for a going away potluck dinner this afternoon. Some friends are moving to Texas due to their jobs. We will sorely miss them. On the other hand, I love their house and would like to figure out a way to purchase it! hehehe
I ran some errands this morning and took a short nap. I needed that!
I plan to attend church tomorrow and go to dinner at my walking buddy's house tomorrow night. I love going to dinner at their place!
I am looking forward to the week. Work, family, holidays, time with friends and the arrival of my best friend next Sunday. We will get started early for getting on Santa's naughty list for 2011! hehehe
I am fortunate to have several friends to talk to about important stuff. A new friend gave me some insight on my spiritual struggle this week. I am trying to retain too much control over things in my life. I need to trust God and go with the flow. I have been praying about this using a prayer by Thomas Merton that I wrote about several times in this blog. My paraphrase right now is: I can't see the frickin' road ahead of me. What am I spoda do? Those of you that know me know that I am a doer. I usually know what to do and take appropriate action (though sometimes I take action without really knowing what to do!) hehehe Please say a prayer for me that I will trust God to know what to do and when to do it. I need to relax until He tells me my next steps. This is soooooo out of my comfort zone!
Hang in there, my friends! I will be upbeat and steady. That is what I do...
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