As I awoke this morning, I could not help to think of where I stand before God.

Without Jesus … GUILTY.

GUILTY AS CHARGED.

For me to sit and write this blog and call myself a righteous man on my own accord is simply a lie.

I am guilty.

I have exaggerated.  I have had corrupt thoughts.  I have sinned in action.  My anger has taken control of me.

Without Jesus’ action to save me 2000 years ago, I am a sitting duck for Hell.

And so are you.

1 Corinthians 6 9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 

But God moved.  Jesus moved.  And a man (Jesus) with no earthly power radically convicted His closest followers to bring us the Word that we read today.

After Peter denied, and ran, he chose to be crucified UPSIDE DOWN rather than take the same position of his Lord—Jesus.

Followers of Jesus were burned as candles under Nero.

Paul threw his life in the trash after an encounter with Jesus on the road into Syria.

And all of them did this that we might stand and be followers of the only thing that can truly rescue us.

As Jesus died, the curtain in the temple was torn in half.

It was torn in half to let you know that NOTHING, NOTHING, would ever be able to separate you from God if you chose to follow Him.

NOTHING.

Follow Him today.

Worship Him in gratitude.

Give up your pride.

Follow Him without remorse or hesitation.

Matt Maher is such a “simple” artist.  I love to sing with him as he expresses what all of us truly need:  

As this song says:  “Come Awake!”

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J