Weekly Devotional Thought

Hey all,

Been WICKED slack on posting and thought I should get back on the train.  The way this works is I post a devotional thought per week (and other thoughts daily) and then we discuss and share.  If you want to be a guest blogger, e-mail me at CFletcher@mannachurch.org with your post you would like me to consider.

Reading in Colossians for today’s #Word360 reading reminded me of the power of the cross.  At Manna Church, we are going through a series on Religion and examining the damaging effects of losing our focus on the cross and Jesus as our only hope for not only salvation, but the ability to walk daily with Him.

Colossians 2:9-10 – “For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ.”

Throw the cross into this equation and now we have an amazingly simple (yet seemingly difficult to grasp) truth.

Jesus died on the cross to take your place and to grant you His righteousness.  Now, we have the fullness of Christ and it is only through commune and relationship with him that we have the ability to walk with Him.

This has been a hugely deep statement for me….. I have lived a relatively “good life.”  A preacher’s kid who was saved at 3 and never committed any of the “big sins.”  Here’s the issue: THE CROSS WASN’T JUST TO SAVE YOU!!! IT IS ALSO TO SANCTIFY YOU AND TO EMPOWER YOU TO FOLLOW HIM!!!   Stew on it for a bit……

 

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