Finding your Security in Christ ! “So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 31-34 In a shiny world of things and the vision of success . Many struggle to keep their heads above the colossal overload of deception . As for us Christians we understand what’s important . You see the image of take what you can and leave nothing behind as the portrayal of true American success . And while we all want to be successful, there should be no moral comprise in the process . People have skated their way to the top by lying , cheating and stealing . They have embodied the nihilistic , “eat or be eaten ” mind frame and as a result they have lost all they valued on a whelm of having more and being better than others . I once heard someone say “what people won’t do for security .” As human we yarn for the false sense of security, whether it’s an alarm systems that allows you to control everything from your phone, or the extra safety air bags that may come with a Mercedes-Benz. We are naturally prone to want the feeling of totally security, that feeling is the very reason most people are obsessed with money. “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life” Matthew 6:25- 27 Understand that when God has his hands on you , he won’t allow anything to happen to you that he doesn’t allow or approve to happen to you. (whether its financial issues, relationships, lost of a job or home) It’s all in his will .. Once you understand that and allow it to fill your mind and heart , you will also learn that if only he can allow you to go through life changing events and circumstances then he will be there with you while you through it, guiding you to the path of renewal . With His grace and covering we are protected through all. Not saying we won’t go through it ! But we are protected. That is what it means to stay his hidden in his love and word . Because with those two components , nothing can come against you , not the cares of the world and all it inhabits nor the wrestling with flesh and blood . At some point and all of our walk, we must decide to take the next step in knowing who we are and where we stand with Christ. In knowing so, we are able to see that the love He has for us surpasses any unfathomable connection one can have with another. That’s the only security that will save you and prepare you for the Kingdom of God. No earthly objects, money and FALSE safety will foreshadow the word of God. His word is the guide, His grace is our security , and His love is the savor!
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 08:34:38 +0000