I listened to this sermon today - He is the Point of it All - Ken Taylor
I have two midterms tomorrow. I was not prepared at all when I woke up this morning, so I decided not to go to church physically, but to have church at home. I did my own praise and then listened to the sermon above. It was good. Ken talked about who John the Baptist was and his role. His job was to point out the Messiah when he appeared - and he would know Him by seeing the Holy Spirit come down from heaven and rest on Him. And it did. It came down and rested on Jesus. So John the Baptist fulfilled his purpose by pointing him out to us.
Likewise, we also, are the John the Baptists of this day and age. We are the ones who's duty it is to point out the Saviour, Jesus to the rest of those who do not know him yet.
So I've been thinking. Yes, I am really swamped with school and I am super stressed out. I have been so "busy" with my studies that I haven't been able to spend time in community with a lot of my brothers and sisters in Christ. I have been neglecting my relationships, only caring half heartedly when talking to them because my brain is so overused from studying. I used up all my focus energy on studying, that I've lost all of what it takes to sympathize and empathize and think about the person all together. So basically, I've been a bad friend. I haven't been there for a lot of people. Today, I realized that I really needed to talk to someone again. But the funny thing is - I couldn't think of anyone I could talk to. I couldn't because I still had a lot to study, so time was a limiting factor, but also, nobody would want to talk to me because I haven't been there for them. So in essence, they found a way to not need me. And now I am on my own. So I thought, how can I get something that I don't deserve? Huh. That sounds familiar. Getting something I don't deserve sounds like the definition of grace. And grace comes from God.
Hebrews 4:16 says, "Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need."
I need grace. I need Jesus. It seems like everything is pointing to Him. So why aren't I?
Overcomer - Mandisa
I have two midterms tomorrow. I was not prepared at all when I woke up this morning, so I decided not to go to church physically, but to have church at home. I did my own praise and then listened to the sermon above. It was good. Ken talked about who John the Baptist was and his role. His job was to point out the Messiah when he appeared - and he would know Him by seeing the Holy Spirit come down from heaven and rest on Him. And it did. It came down and rested on Jesus. So John the Baptist fulfilled his purpose by pointing him out to us.
Likewise, we also, are the John the Baptists of this day and age. We are the ones who's duty it is to point out the Saviour, Jesus to the rest of those who do not know him yet.
So I've been thinking. Yes, I am really swamped with school and I am super stressed out. I have been so "busy" with my studies that I haven't been able to spend time in community with a lot of my brothers and sisters in Christ. I have been neglecting my relationships, only caring half heartedly when talking to them because my brain is so overused from studying. I used up all my focus energy on studying, that I've lost all of what it takes to sympathize and empathize and think about the person all together. So basically, I've been a bad friend. I haven't been there for a lot of people. Today, I realized that I really needed to talk to someone again. But the funny thing is - I couldn't think of anyone I could talk to. I couldn't because I still had a lot to study, so time was a limiting factor, but also, nobody would want to talk to me because I haven't been there for them. So in essence, they found a way to not need me. And now I am on my own. So I thought, how can I get something that I don't deserve? Huh. That sounds familiar. Getting something I don't deserve sounds like the definition of grace. And grace comes from God.
Hebrews 4:16 says, "Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need."
I need grace. I need Jesus. It seems like everything is pointing to Him. So why aren't I?
Overcomer - Mandisa
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