A Christ Follower: The Journey

  God's Will and Jesus Movement Towards The Cross As Jesus moved deliberately towards the Cross, that was rising up awesomely on the horizon, He knew He would be leaving soon, and there is something He wanted to be sure He left behind for Christ Followers:  He wanted to leave us the ability to be able to maintain a steady course every step into the future. Yes, the gift He left is definitely God's will for us.  He knew there would be troubling times, and He knew that there were times when fear would try to wheedle its way in to the Christ Follower's journey, your journey and mine. So, it was God's will to leave P.E.A.C.E. behind for you and me to embrace in order to have the stuff to be enough. How To Embrace This P.E.A.C.E. Gift Now, as He offered, and still does offer this gift,  which is God's will for us to experience, it is clear that He would never force this P.E.A.C.E. on us. Like any other gift from God, we must choose to intentionally receive it daily. And...

  Live To Please God Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you, in the name of the Lord Jesus, to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught: You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more. For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. God's will is for you to be holy; therefore,  stay away from sexual sin. Then each of you will control your own body and live in holiness and honor -- not in lustful passion -- like pagans who do NOT know God and His ways. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-5 It Matters To God: First, I would like to say that I have listened to more than one Pastor, Preacher or Clergy, when talking about sinning say, "I really messed up." Then they follow with, "But God understands." This sends a chill up my spine to hear someone who leads others, and whom these people admire, just be so cavalier about such things. Holiness seems of little importance for such individuals as these.   Secondly, I also know...