Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008 – Who Are You?
Matthew 25:31-46 is a fine example of demonstrating that Faith Alone may not be sufficient in assuring your entry into Heaven. Yes, Faith in Jesus is essential in attaining salvation (“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” — John 14:6) But Jesus went out of his way to tell us in addition to Faith, we need to have Love, and a demonstration of that Love translated into Service. Yes, I can say I believe Christ is my Savior and then happily skipping along singing and praising God for all his goodness. Surely God will see how much I love him, and that’s my ticket to Heaven, right? …Ugh! You mean I actually have to Love Others? OK, then, can I get away with saying I Love my Neighbors? Darn! This teaching is tougher than I thought! So, let me get this straight… I accept Christ as my Savior, Lord and God, that’s easy enough. In accepting Christ, I must also accept his commandments: “1. Love God, 2. Love Neighbor”. This is where it gets tricky… Love is such a grandiose, overhyped, under valued word that I sometimes tossed it around carelessly without a thought of what it really meant. So what is Love? For me at this time in my life, Love is thinking, wishing, and doing good for others, while accepting them, and respecting their choices, without judgment, without reservations. Now to put that into perspective… in Loving God, we need to begin with Loving our Neighbor. Don’t see it? Matthew 25:31-46.
Friday Oct. 10, 2008 – Heaven Knows
I used to wondered if the writers for Battlestar Galactica consulted the Bible for ideas. Well, wonder no more. Revelation 21, the topic for today’s meditation, offered up some amazing insights into how the show may end. Perhaps I should reserve my thoughts until the show wraps up. I think that is best.
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