September 29, 2009
“I’m sending you off to open the eyes of the outsiders so they can see the difference between dark and light, and choose light, see the difference between Satan and God, and choose God. I’m sending you off to present my offer of sins forgiven, and a place in the family, inviting them into the company of those who begin real living by believing in me.” Acts 26:17-18 The Message
And what about your life …?
Your life will only be healthy if it is put-together in Christ. The Christ-Life is nourished by Christ. It seems so simple .. but we so often try to supplement our lives on outside sources. It is His life that makes your life different. God is in the sending business. He knows exactly where to send you .. and .. He has given you an offer of real living .. real forgiveness .. and a real family to share with the world you live in. You can’t force it on someone. You can simply offer what has been offered to you: An offer of living in the light or staying in darkness .. An offer of living with a Father who is good or the father of all lies. Jesus is the One who puts you together in one piece. He is patient beyond numbers with a love that never quits and a life that never ends. A Christ-Follower lives a sent-life: to be a difference .. to make a difference .. and to offer a difference. You were offered His very life … blood and breath .. to make you into a living offering of grace today. Yes .. God wants to use your life to open the eyes of outsiders so they can see a difference between real living and real lying. Yes .. God wants to use your life .. but first .. He wants you to be filled with his light .. his love .. his life .. to be healthy in Christ. The battle is real .. the traps are real .. the temptations are real .. the choices are real .. and the mission is real. And what about your life ? It only takes a moment …
“They’re completely out of touch with the source of life, Christ, who puts us together in one piece, whose very breath and blood flow through us. He is the Head and we are the body. We can grow up healthy in God only as he nourishes us.” Colossians 2:19 The Message
Ken Chester: Grace-Gripped is sent M-F to a real family belonging to Christ-the-source-of-life and friends of Priority One (ken@priorityone.org)
