Post by MIRIAM JACOB on Aug 2, 2007 10:58:46 GMT -5
August 3, 2006
“It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing.
The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63).
Though God was fully man and fully God when He walked this earth, He never spoke from His flesh. He spoke words of life because that’s who He is: the Way, the Truth, the Life. He spoke from the same Spirit who now dwells in us; our calling, therefore, is to follow His example and speak/write words of life every chance we get.
In a world where the culture of death is not only accepted but exalted, that isn’t always easy. In a world where good is considered evil and evil good, it is increasingly difficult to be heard above the din and clamor of self-centered living. But God has promised never to leave or forsake us, and He has assured us that through Christ we can do all the things He has called us to do. Central to that calling for all Christians—and particularly to writers—is the sacred mandate to speak words of life to a dying world, regardless of the cost.
Speaking words of life cost our Savior everything; it will cost us no less. But when we finally see His beloved face and grasp the enormity of His eternal promises, the trials and pain of our temporal life will fade from our memory, and we will know that it was worth every sacrifice. Whatever comes our way this week, may we joyfully choose to speak/write words of life and know that our faithful God will use them to bless others and to bring glory to Himself.
(C) KATHI MACIAS
www.kathimacias.com
“It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing.
The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63).
Though God was fully man and fully God when He walked this earth, He never spoke from His flesh. He spoke words of life because that’s who He is: the Way, the Truth, the Life. He spoke from the same Spirit who now dwells in us; our calling, therefore, is to follow His example and speak/write words of life every chance we get.
In a world where the culture of death is not only accepted but exalted, that isn’t always easy. In a world where good is considered evil and evil good, it is increasingly difficult to be heard above the din and clamor of self-centered living. But God has promised never to leave or forsake us, and He has assured us that through Christ we can do all the things He has called us to do. Central to that calling for all Christians—and particularly to writers—is the sacred mandate to speak words of life to a dying world, regardless of the cost.
Speaking words of life cost our Savior everything; it will cost us no less. But when we finally see His beloved face and grasp the enormity of His eternal promises, the trials and pain of our temporal life will fade from our memory, and we will know that it was worth every sacrifice. Whatever comes our way this week, may we joyfully choose to speak/write words of life and know that our faithful God will use them to bless others and to bring glory to Himself.
(C) KATHI MACIAS
www.kathimacias.com