Here is a bit of work from others that I really enjoyed, the theme to a degree is how Christ is apart of us and the way we carries ourselves as representatives of Him (2Corinthians 5:20)
Our Source of Strength
I can do all things
through Christ who strengthens me.
Sheep are timid, fearful creatures. Because of their very
makeup, it's almost impossible for them to lie down unless they are free from
all fear. An entire flock can go stampeding off into nowhere because a rabbit
jumped out of a bush.
Yet how like sheep we are! We can be afraid of so many things: afraid of losing our health . . . afraid of losing our wealth . . . afraid of losing our loved ones. In fact, sometimes it seems we can be afraid of life itself.
Certainly there are a lot of frightening things out there in the world today. Violent crime is at epidemic levels. We wonder,Will I get on a plane and have it blown up by terrorists? Will I keep my job? Will I be robbed walking down the street? Will I contract a terminal disease?
Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, will protect you and stands as your representative before the throne of God. Jesus Christ, who paid the price for your salvation, stands as your righteousness, giving you access into the presence of God. As the Scripture says, Jesus is the One "in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him" (Ephesians 3:12).
As believers, we can have boldness and authority, not because of who we are, but because of whose we are. Jesus is our strength. He is the one who gives us boldness. That's one more reason why we never want to stray from His side! Instead, we want to stay as close to Him as possible.- Greg Laurie www.harvest.org
Yet how like sheep we are! We can be afraid of so many things: afraid of losing our health . . . afraid of losing our wealth . . . afraid of losing our loved ones. In fact, sometimes it seems we can be afraid of life itself.
Certainly there are a lot of frightening things out there in the world today. Violent crime is at epidemic levels. We wonder,Will I get on a plane and have it blown up by terrorists? Will I keep my job? Will I be robbed walking down the street? Will I contract a terminal disease?
Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, will protect you and stands as your representative before the throne of God. Jesus Christ, who paid the price for your salvation, stands as your righteousness, giving you access into the presence of God. As the Scripture says, Jesus is the One "in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him" (Ephesians 3:12).
As believers, we can have boldness and authority, not because of who we are, but because of whose we are. Jesus is our strength. He is the one who gives us boldness. That's one more reason why we never want to stray from His side! Instead, we want to stay as close to Him as possible.- Greg Laurie www.harvest.org
My Grandfather James Van Pelt wrote this and shared it with me
The difference between one whose spiritual
progress has put them on the Path, and one whose spiritual state is located
well prior to that, is indistinguishable when either of them is acting from
compassion—devoting energy, attention, and resources to the well-being of those
whose needs they are in a position to alleviate. However lowly your spiritual
state may be, however unworthy your life and actions, 'When you do this [act
from care and kindness] to the least of these, you do it unto Me' (Matthew
25:40), and in so doing you render yourself indistinguishable in that act, in
that moment, from the most spiritually advanced being, and indistinguishable in
fact from Christ Himself; you become imago Christi ministering to imago
Christi. In that moment you are more authentically yourself than in any other
moment of your life, and if there is time for reflection you will sense that.
Hebrews
13 says
Hebrews 13
Concluding Exhortations
13 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2 Do not forget to
show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown
hospitality to angels without knowing it.3 Continue to remember
those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are
mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
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