Daily Thoughts about God Posts

Published October 3, 2010

Wooed and Won

By Vonette Bright

“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.” John 6:44

God can woo you both intellectually and emotionally.  That’s what happened to Alex McFarland.

Most of his life, Alex attended a church that is now 250 years old.  He learned about God, the Bible, Jesus and Christianity. But, it wasn’t personal until college.

Then, Alex was invited to a weekly Bible study. He only attended because a girl he liked would be there. And really thought he knew enough facts about God.

But then he learned that Christ wanted a personal relationship with him. Through prayer, Alex invited Jesus to take control of his life.  And then he couldn’t get enough of God and His word!  So much so that today he’s an apologist, a defender of the faith.

Oh dear friend, God wants a personal relationship with you, too!
If you don’t know Him, would you like to?

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“10 Most Common Objections to Christianity“, by Alex McFarland
http://www.alexmcfarland.com/

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Published October 2, 2010

Who We are and What We Do!

By Katherine Kehler

“Man is like a breath; his days are like a fleeting shadow.” Psalm 144.4

We won’t see him again.  We won’t hear his voice.  We won’t see the twinkle in his eyes.  He won’t be encouraging us anymore. We will miss him very much.  He died! People at his memorial remembered his love for and commitment to Jesus resulting in his priority to help fulfill the Great Commission.

This year we have attended several memorials and I observed something–that who we are (character) and what we have done will be remembered at the memorial and printed in the obituaries. I realized this is our legacy–not our nicely decorated homes, our cars, our clothes and jewelry, or expensive toys or life insurance.  The meaningful legacy we leave behind are memories and how we have influenced people.

And of course Jesus knows what really counts for eternity and will reward us for our good works (what He thinks is good) when we stand before Him.

I have come to the conclusion that so much of our busyness is of no consequence. 

Lord, help us know what really makes a difference to the people we leave behind and for all eternity. Our time is so short.  Amen.

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