meditations from the third shift

Christian based commentaries and observations.

Quote of Note

Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation



: 'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance.
We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done.

We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.

We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.

We have killed our unborn and called it choice.

We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable.

We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem.

We have abused power and called it politics.

We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition.

We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression.

We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.

Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free.
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: Amen!'
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006

the Christianity difference

Did you ever take a good look at the major differences between Christianity and all the other religous systems out there. For me it is one of the reasons I believe Christianity is true. "broad is the road to destruction, but narrow is the path to life"! Swim against the crowd!
Religion is man attemping to make himself good enough to reconcile himself to God. Do enough good deeds to balance out the bad ones. In some cases (crusades and Jihads) shed his own tainted blood as a sacrifice. It is: salvation by works to obtain grace.
Christianity is God making man good enough for himself. It is God's good work and self shed pure blood as a sacrifice. It is: salvation by grace enabling good works, without damning pride, to follow.
I kind of like God's way better. I think that his efforts are always going be better than mine. (Did you ever try to create a universe from nothing) Who are you going to count on for your destiny, him or you?
One more thing: the founders of the other major religions claimed to be Seekers, Teachers and Prophets. Jesus made the claim to be God and backed it up with selfless love, irreffutable teaching, accurate prophecy, miracles, and ressurection.
Now who do you want to count on, Jesus, or the others and yourself?
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