June 19, 2009

“Recently he spoke to us directly through his Son. By his Son, God created the world in the beginning, and it will all belong to the Son at the end. This Son perfectly mirrors God, and is stamped with God’s nature. He holds everything together by what he says — powerful words.” Hebrews 1:2-3 The Message

What difference does your life make …?

Every Follower of Christ is called .. designed .. and sent to be a “Night and Day” difference in the world you live in. It is a holy calling .. not one you earned or can do in your own strength. It takes the same Son who created the world and holds it together for your life to make a difference. You haven’t been called to live a good life or even spend your day trying to be good. You’ve been called .. sent .. and filled to speak the “powerful words” of Jesus in the world you live in today. God is intimately aware of how you have been living your life.  He alone knows when you are trying to live His Life out of your own  strength. He’s made the job description very simple: Nothing to Something and Rejected to Accepted. These are the two types of men and women who will cross your path. Most live feeling like nothing and love out of being rejected. It may have come from parents. It may have happened in school. It may have shown up in your marriage or how you guided your children.  Jesus shared powerful words of:  grace and truth … hope and healing … totally accepting love … free-life words .. night and day difference words. It only takes a moment to make a difference …

“But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day -difference he made for you — from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.

Ken Chester: Grace-Gripped is sent M-F to Night and Day Followers of Jesus and friends of Priority One (ken@priorityone.org)