I wasn’t really a Methodist in the way we think, but I did follow a method. Oh, the simplicity of the Gospel. Jesus has a way of revealing Himself when you truly think you are doing what He wants. I used to struggle and strive to connect with Jesus. I would sing at the top of my lungs,...
The Proof is in the ...
posted by Ryan
Jesus raised the bar so high that attaining a right standing with God was impossible. It was never possible to prove our goodness through action. Our best efforts will always appear as dirty rags (Isaiah 64:6). (I hate to go into detail about these “dirty rags”, but it actually speaks of the...
Yokes on Me
posted by Ryan
What a love have we that Jesus gave it all so we could live. What an amazing freedom I have found in His cross. I melt at His awesome name and tears well up in my eyes when I think about His goodness. I am so undeserving, but yet He saw different. I cannot earn what He has done, nor prove through actions that I am worthy. I used to try and prove my love through actions. This doesn’t work. You see, I had taken the verse “If you love Me, you will keep My commands” and I had used it as some sort of burden to prove my love. The truth is: His love revealed compels me. All I need to do I love Christ. Yes, because the more I love Him, the...
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