by Trent - From September 2005
Leaving Wal-Mart Saturday, I saw a bumper sticker from someone that goes to Cathedral Of Praise.
It read: "Jesus is healing the sick.(In bold) Cathedral of Praise (the fine print off to the side)"
I had mixed feelings about this. First of all , a lot of things are healing the sick, not just Jesus. Heck, band aids help heal infections, but I'm not going to go and make a bumper sticker about it. I guess this ties in with my "More Miracles In the Church" article from before. But, what I did like about it was that it was talking about what Jesus was doing, instead of what we should be doing.
At church today, I thought of a ton of more important things that Jesus is doing besides "healing the sick" ... and I wrote them down. ; Here is what I came up with:
I guess the list could go on and on. But, all of those descriptions of people receiving the grace of God is not a very nice picture. That picture is my exact condition if not for the grace of God.
There are rumors that I am pitiful, a cheat, dysfunctional, unlovely, rebellious, ungodly, and so on. I am here to tell you that those rumors would be the end of the story, except for all the things that Jesus is doing.
So, WDJD for you?
The Lord lives, and forgives those who call on His name with all humility and supplication. Come to Me and repent. To this end I gave My life as a ransom and payment in full for your sins past, present and those sins of tomorrow. ~ Jesus [Letters from God and His Christ - Volume 1 - Return Home, Your Father Calls]