Soul Kitchen

I would like to say Amen! to what Amity wrote last Friday, and I will join her in prayer that "we would grasp that truth – that God would open our eyes to understand the grace that He lavishly pours out on us through Jesus Christ." Go and read her entry if you haven't already.

We have to believe that the newness of who we are now is real. Christ's death and resurrection personally received and applied to our lives changes who we are. And it's more than a new lense through which God sees us. He didn't need new glasses, we needed new life. New. Not there before. The inner being, the nature, the heart - it's all new. It's not that now God doesn't see the faults and blemishes. They are not there.

I can just hear some of you. But what about the things I do wrong, my bad attitude, my less than kind behaviour, etc.

These come as a result of wrong thinking - not as a result of a sinful, wicked heart. Our behaviour will be a result of what we think, what we believe. If I believe my heart is wicked and sinful, then I have no hope for living an abundant, joyful life. I will either live out the wickedness of my heart, or I will be defeated, because I can never do anything right. We must believe what God says is true - truth is good news and gives life and joy. Unfortunately, we find it way easier to believe bad news and our negative experiences, and so we go with what's easy. Sometimes correction in our behaviour is necessary, but it is a matter of exchanging the truth for a lie, since our behaviour will reflect what we believe. God desires that our attitudes and actions come from believing the truth.

Dear Sisters (and Brothers) it is crucial for you to know the truth and to believe it. Read your Bible, read your Bible, read your Bible, and ask God to help you understand it and believe what he says is true. Ask him to make it personal. He may not use chickens for you, but he knows what you need from him to make it your own.