John Fisher strikes again!
most of the time, these devotionals are just another blog. this guy gets an idea and it sounds good to him, and he's got a quota to fill anyway, so might as well blog it and call it a devotional. oh, and occasionally quote something from The Good Book.
but sometimes, he's dead on. which, i'm happy to say, is more and more often. (usually when he's not saying "pooooooor hurricane victims. i'm topical!")
today was a good one...
"True righteousness is something that can only come from Christ, and it comes through the admission of our own unrighteousness and a total dependence upon God to make us clean. What He wants is way beyond us and we cannot begin any real growth without realizing this. Our goodness comes through faith in what Christ has done for us on the cross in forgiving our sins and in giving us His Spirit. It is that Spirit that begins to work on our insides, changing us from the inside out, and the good that comes from this is so clearly outside our ability to manufacture it as to leave us as surprised as anyone."
this section particualrly interested me since i've been thinking a lot lately about forgiveness and repentantnce. it kinda clears that up a bit.
the other section the he wrote was right at the end (usually the last paragraph is the best part...)
"Did Jesus endure a brutal death on a cross just so he could hand us a crutch to help us along? I don’t think so. We weren’t just stumbling along without Jesus; we were dead. Christianity isn’t a crutch; it’s an iron lung. It’s a cure for cancer. It’s a heart transplant."
powerful stuff. Jesus' death wasn't to just make us feel better... it was a life-saver.
but sometimes, he's dead on. which, i'm happy to say, is more and more often. (usually when he's not saying "pooooooor hurricane victims. i'm topical!")
today was a good one...
"True righteousness is something that can only come from Christ, and it comes through the admission of our own unrighteousness and a total dependence upon God to make us clean. What He wants is way beyond us and we cannot begin any real growth without realizing this. Our goodness comes through faith in what Christ has done for us on the cross in forgiving our sins and in giving us His Spirit. It is that Spirit that begins to work on our insides, changing us from the inside out, and the good that comes from this is so clearly outside our ability to manufacture it as to leave us as surprised as anyone."
this section particualrly interested me since i've been thinking a lot lately about forgiveness and repentantnce. it kinda clears that up a bit.
the other section the he wrote was right at the end (usually the last paragraph is the best part...)
"Did Jesus endure a brutal death on a cross just so he could hand us a crutch to help us along? I don’t think so. We weren’t just stumbling along without Jesus; we were dead. Christianity isn’t a crutch; it’s an iron lung. It’s a cure for cancer. It’s a heart transplant."
powerful stuff. Jesus' death wasn't to just make us feel better... it was a life-saver.
check out John Fischer today (October 26) on the difference between religion and spirituality...AWESOME!
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charlesdean2 |
October 26, 2005 12:47 PM