I was playing this in the background while doing my work... when Pastor John said, "Who cares about knowing God the way the Devil knows God..." my eyes filled with a watery substance... Seriously. THIS is the reason why all of us commit adultery... we don't know God or we flat out reject the message of the Gospel.
How many of us became "well versed" in theology...could spout out the "3 phases of Salvation: Justification, Sanctification, Glorification" blah blah blah and at the same time commit adultery (in any format) and NOT feel enough love and grace to expose it to a brother or sister in Christ because of the shame and guilt that we felt would be MORE comfortable... I'd say far too many of us do that.
Another topic that comes to my mind...
Just tonight I was praying with my 6 year old son. We're praying for his Auntie who will share her story tomorrow with a group of people. But we're not praying that she would share the message of Jesus and nothing more. We're praying specifically that she would share the message of Jesus and how it looks in her life - to show a demonstration of how Jesus is at work now in the midst of the struggle. Because, almost anybody can talk about Jesus. That's comfortable. I don't have to expose myself or call up on the mercies of God to get me though the night. Once I share exactly WHY I need Jesus, it all of a sudden becomes real.
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