The Importance of Those Three Words

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 My days of survival have ended.  i'm on a mission now and i don't care what anybody has to say about it.  i don't care what value the world puts on that or the disvalue it puts on it while standing around the water cooler.  i'm willing to lose my life in order to fulfill my calling, even if it's only three years of activity.  i am beyond the world now because the world doesn't really satisfy me.  A cup of coffee while reading  Jeremiah this morning--now that fulfills me. But even all of this is not enough.  What i have to offer compares to smelly, filthy rags.  Nothing but the blood of Jesus--according to His mercy--is the only thing that validates anything i could ever do.


i'm beginning to really grasp the meaning of truly dying.  i remember in high school, some smart ass friend of mine while i was quietly reading in the library told the others around me to have respect for the dead.  Now i'm not even concerned about respect.  i oppose the world's idolatry and pray to You, Heavenly Father, to keep me strong and headed toward the narrow way.  That was a theme i thought about this morning.  That frightening wide, wide gate that everybody these days are drawn to--Abba Father, help me to keep on the course to the narrow way.  i stand for Israel.  i stand for the narrow way.  i stand at the foot of the cross and i leave all the issues in my life to Him, who said, "It is finished."

i don't think people realize the importance of those three words.   Jesus' gift to the world should be our gift to the world.  Lord, You are the best cardiologist i've ever had, so keep my heart healthy and righteous.  i could never compare to the likes of You.  You are the only One who could've changed my heart.  i could never have done it myself.  No one could've possibly changed my heart or made a difference in my life. If we all as individuals can change our hearts, then may the world follow.

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