The Cross
I have not blogged for a very long time. The reason is simple. I have been doing some soul searching and praying, asking the Lord what He would have me blog about.A couple of months ago, I started a Bible study with two friends and have been so blessed by it that I decided to blog about some of the issues we have been discussing. I will still blog about politics from time to time, I can't help but talk about politics, it is part of my DNA, however, most of what I will concentrate on will be discussions from my Bible study.
One of the issues we have been talking is what the Cross of Jesus Christ means to us as believers. The key to a victorius Christian life lies in understanding the purpose of the cross. We will never be able to reach our full potential in the Lord until we understand the cross.
We all have our conversion testimonies. Most of us came to the Lord as a result of one problem or the other. In other words, some of us were driven to the Lord because we had needs that we felt we needed supernatural intervention. It could be things like a marriage on the rocks, rebellios children, finanacial problems, etc. There is nothing wrong with that, however what we discover is that a lot of us have remained in the same place where we found the Lord, we have not gone beyond the door into the main house.
In some cases, once the need that drove us to Christ is met, we come up with a different list of requests. There is nothing wrong in bringing our requests to the Lord, the Lord Himself commands us to that, however if the our relationship with God is based pure on our constantly asking for things and expecting Him to do all we ask of Him, then we will never fully understand the purpose of the cross and if we do not understand the purpose of the cross, we will not be able to reach our full potential as Christians.
The Bible tells us that God created us for His glory. This means that He created us to have fellowship with Him, then He saved us so we could come into a deeper relationship with. He saved us so we should no longer live unto ourselves (which only leads to eternal seperation from Him) but we should live for Him (this guarantees us eternal life with Him).
What does the cross of Jesus Christ mean to you? What does Salvation mean to you? Does it mean just having God answer "yes" to all your prayer requests? What do the words "personal relationship with Jesus" mean to you?
Take a look in scripture at the lives of the great men and women of God. What set them apart as great men and women of God? Was it the fact that they always had their needs met? In reading the Bible, why do you think the apostle Paul was a great man of God, why do you think Daniel was a great man of God? I want you to ponder these words in your heart. I will give my personal answer to these words as the days go by. But I adjure you to search your heart and see where you are in relationship with the cross of Christ.
God bless You.
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