That You May Believe
We see the word, "believe" a lot in our culture. We are encouraged by wooden frames, and art to "believe in ourselves." In all actuality that is idolatry telling you to place your faith in yourself. I don't know about you, but I have no idea how to direct my life other than to trouble. Do we really want to lift ourselves higher than God? That we are worthy within ourselves to reject God and trust ourselves instead? I guess we have all walked that path at one time or another. My existence outside of Jesus Christ and His Spirit in me amounts to nothing. It begins and ends. I live for myself, doing whatever I please, going wherever. It may be attractive for a season, but in the end my life it isn't hinged on any meaning. In throwing the word, "believe" around so much it looses it's meaning almost like when we tell people we love them without thinking or feeling. Believe is a key word to the Bible, especially the book ...