It was a cool morning one day as I was on the way to one of my college classes. The winter weather finally seemed like it was about to leave and the Spring was just beginning. I took a scenic route to class this particular day to get a different view of the campus since many new buildings were being constructed. As I was on the way, I passed by someone that had on fur boots and shorts. Interestingly, the indecisiveness conveyed by their attire brought to mind Revelation 3:16 which says, “So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” At first, I thought it was kind of random that God would bring that scripture to mind but as I kept walking to class God revealed to me that the attire was representative of what a lukewarm person looks like. I was so confused when I saw the persons attire. In my mind I was literally thinking, “Pick one! It’s either hot outside or it’s cold outside! Not both!” Meditating on Revelation 3:16 I stopped in my tracks, examined myself as Paul suggests in 2 Corinthians 13:5 and asked the question, “Am I lukewarm?” How could one possibly be lukewarm? The same way a person can be religious and not have a relationship with God. In Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus says, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!” If this verse isn’t a wake up call I don’t know what is. God desires relationship with us! And when you really think about who He is it’s amazing that He is even mindful of us (Psalm 8:3-4). I encourage you to examine your life as well. Are you tolerant or in agreement with the very things that Christ sacrificed His life for? Have you become complacent in regards to the things of God? If so, repent and be all in for Him! He loves you so much and truly desires to be number one in your life.
Archives for August 2015
No Limits
A person and I were talking about miracles today. Particularly, we were talking about the 2016 Olympics and how it would take a miracle for me to win a gold medal in swimming now since I haven’t competitively swam in years. I said, “Yes! I can pray for a miracle!” Then he said, “That’s a selfish prayer for a miracle that can be used on something else.” I responded, “There’s no limit to miracles! There’s no cap!” I said this to support my claim of it not being selfish or wasteful to pray for that particular miracle. He then said, “There is a cap on miracles or else we would see them all the time!” WOW!!! His response had my mind spinning. The person I was speaking with is not a believer yet but in a sense he’s right. We place a cap on God! We limit Him! Does it wreck you to see the power Jesus walked in during His ministry on earth and even that the disciples walked in throughout the book of Acts; and to know that Christ said we will do GREATER works than Him? ( John 14:12) If you compare the power that they walked in to what many of us see around ourselves today it in no way even compares! Man, imagine how differently this world would look if we really took the limits off of God. This makes me also think of the verse in Matthew 13:58 that says Jesus only did a few miracles in his hometown because of their lack of faith. Jesus was walking around teaching with authority, healing, and casting out demons but this group of people, His own hometown, lacked faith in Him. Seriously? God is so real and far more powerful than we could ever imagine! Let’s take the limits off and change the world!