Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 27 Sep 2007

Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 27 Sep 2007

2 John 1:9 Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. Today’s word of encouragement is simple; There are no shortcuts to having a relationship with God. As the Word of God clearly says to us all in 2 John 1:9, Anyone who runs ahead in the teaching of Christ does not have God. There are no shortcuts to obtain a strong and firm relationship with God. God has to be our number one, and top priority in our lives. This word is so important. I hope that we reflect upon this verse as often as we can, especially when we get too caught up with life and the trials of life. The reason why it is so important is because, it reveals to us all that it does not matter if you have been a Christian all of your life, or if you have just accepted our Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior today. The fact is, we all cannot run ahead and not do what Christ teaches us. The moment we stop reading our Bible, praying, talking with our discipler, and attending our life groups, we are headed down the slippery slop. You know what is amazing, about dengue fever? All mosquitoes, when they bite us we don’t feel a thing because they have a natural antiseptic which numbs our skin; but look how many people have lost their lives due to dengue fever. The next time we fall to sin, I hope we will remember dengue fever, because it first attacks us and we don’t feel anything, but as it sucks and sucks our blood, so does sin it sucks and sucks all that is righteous and draws us further away from God. Before we know it, it is too late, and we are spiritually dead. Many of us think that the moment we except Christ as our Lord and Savior, everything from that point on is smooth sailing till we go to Heaven. Let’s be real! Life is hard, it is painful, it is a struggle, sometimes we don’t know why things happen but they do, but through all this we know one thing is for sure; GOD IS IN CONTROL. Today, I hope we would be encouraged to rebuild our relationship with God. We cannot stop, we cannot get distracted, we cannot run ahead of the game, and we cannot take bits and pieces of Christianity and feel that we are headed the right direction. What is your relationship like with God? © Sept 2007 Shaun Lee