To whom can we go?
I know it's been a couple of days, I was writing yesterday but the power at my job kept going out, I attempted to finish 4 times, but took that as a sign. Anyway I am rather unfocused so i cant really focus enough to write on a specific topic. I am tired today, had my last swimming lesson yesterday. I dont know about swimming, but i can move across the water doing something, if the water is less than 5 feet though (i.e.) i can stand up in it. All other depths i will panic and drown. lol. I will have to take another class.
Anyway here is a Daily Devotional I came across on The Upper Room website . Its a reminder of our need for community. What do you do when you are desperate?
Desperate
Read Acts 2:42-47
Peter answered, "Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."
-John 6:68-69 (NRSV)
I was desperate. Every morning I woke up and tried to make life "work." I showered, pulled on my trousers, and ate my cereal. Out in the world, I made my own way, without giving thought to God. I understood the way to fellowship with God through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. But still I labored on my own to make life work.
Then a crisis arose. An area of secret sin became known. I could not deal with this by my own efforts, and I felt trapped by tight fingers of shame.
God never intended it to be this way. Reading through the Bible, I saw that God wants us to have life and that we find the life of God within a community of faith. I reached out to Christian friends who loved me despite my sin. Through knowing them, I came to realize that life doesn't work without God's love expressed through the community of God's people. This love brings life even in the midst of sin's death grip.
Trying to live on my own, apart from the body of Christ, brought me to despair. I now find life with others who desperately seek Christ -- together.
Jim Jannotti (Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
Prayer
Thank you, God, for giving us life in Christ and for allowing us to share it with others. Amen.
Thought of the Day
We find the way to life in fellowship with God's people
Anyway here is a Daily Devotional I came across on The Upper Room website . Its a reminder of our need for community. What do you do when you are desperate?
Desperate
Read Acts 2:42-47
Peter answered, "Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."
-John 6:68-69 (NRSV)
I was desperate. Every morning I woke up and tried to make life "work." I showered, pulled on my trousers, and ate my cereal. Out in the world, I made my own way, without giving thought to God. I understood the way to fellowship with God through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. But still I labored on my own to make life work.
Then a crisis arose. An area of secret sin became known. I could not deal with this by my own efforts, and I felt trapped by tight fingers of shame.
God never intended it to be this way. Reading through the Bible, I saw that God wants us to have life and that we find the life of God within a community of faith. I reached out to Christian friends who loved me despite my sin. Through knowing them, I came to realize that life doesn't work without God's love expressed through the community of God's people. This love brings life even in the midst of sin's death grip.
Trying to live on my own, apart from the body of Christ, brought me to despair. I now find life with others who desperately seek Christ -- together.
Jim Jannotti (Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
Prayer
Thank you, God, for giving us life in Christ and for allowing us to share it with others. Amen.
Thought of the Day
We find the way to life in fellowship with God's people
posted by SPIRIT at 8:55 AM
1 Comments:
Hi there,
Here all along, I thought I was the chief of sinners. :-)
I'm glad my humble offering in the Upper Room prompted you to share it with whoever stops by your blog.
Blessings,
Jim Jannotti
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