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Our faith begins with what Jesus did for us.
We begin with realizing Jesus is doing ALL of the heavy lifting, and not so heavy lifting.
This walk begins with us entering the door, only because of Jesus.
Our eyes look across the horizon, wide open, taking in the landscape.
Refreshed, renewed, born again, based on nothing we have done.
As our eyes take in everything involved in this new faith walk...
We notice that doing stuff is part of it.
Yes good works.
Repentance.
Growth in righteousness.
Sanctification.
And even more!
This seems to be a transition point of sorts for many.
A dangerous transition point.
A dangerous point where we can misplace our emphasis.
What began as something relying totally on Jesus, can transition into something that becomes more and more about us, and what we do. An exchange in emphasis occurs.
We begin to say, "I did this. I did that. Look at what I'm doing."
Our language becomes one of, "I must do this. I must do that."
Know what?
There are things that result from our faith.
There are things we must do.
Those things are not the emphasis.
The doer, is not the center.
THE DOER who got us in, should still be the focus.
THE DOER, should still be the emphasis.
We must remember that we can only do, because HE already DID.
So when you gaze across the landscape of your faith, observing all of those things that must be done, realize they can only be done, because of what HE DID!
Don't allow the doer, to get the emphasis.
THE DOER must still get all of the credit and the emphasis.
i do...i do..i do...
Only happens because of what HE DID.
We begin with realizing Jesus is doing ALL of the heavy lifting, and not so heavy lifting.
This walk begins with us entering the door, only because of Jesus.
Our eyes look across the horizon, wide open, taking in the landscape.
Refreshed, renewed, born again, based on nothing we have done.
As our eyes take in everything involved in this new faith walk...
We notice that doing stuff is part of it.
Yes good works.
Repentance.
Growth in righteousness.
Sanctification.
And even more!
This seems to be a transition point of sorts for many.
A dangerous transition point.
A dangerous point where we can misplace our emphasis.
What began as something relying totally on Jesus, can transition into something that becomes more and more about us, and what we do. An exchange in emphasis occurs.
We begin to say, "I did this. I did that. Look at what I'm doing."
Our language becomes one of, "I must do this. I must do that."
Know what?
There are things that result from our faith.
There are things we must do.
Those things are not the emphasis.
The doer, is not the center.
THE DOER who got us in, should still be the focus.
THE DOER, should still be the emphasis.
We must remember that we can only do, because HE already DID.
So when you gaze across the landscape of your faith, observing all of those things that must be done, realize they can only be done, because of what HE DID!
Don't allow the doer, to get the emphasis.
THE DOER must still get all of the credit and the emphasis.
i do...i do..i do...
Only happens because of what HE DID.
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