Baseball Chapel - "Returns and Exchanges"
"Christmas, broken down to its most basic element, is all about an exchange: the righteousness of Christ that is exchanged for our sinfulness. The celebration of the birth of the baby Jesus must also include a recognition of the purpose for which he came to earth. He was born in order to die – to die for people who rejected Him, who didn’t even know they needed a savior. Even though He was perfect and holy, He carried my sins to the cross, giving me His clean record before God. “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” 1 Peter 2:24
"So I must ask myself, “Was it worth it?” Jesus gave His life for me – have I given my life back to Him? Does my life demonstrate my gratitude for His sacrifice, or do I live to please myself and my own selfish desires? What changes do I need to make?
"His birth was all about death. My new birth needs to be all about my death to self." - Bev Sparling
"So I must ask myself, “Was it worth it?” Jesus gave His life for me – have I given my life back to Him? Does my life demonstrate my gratitude for His sacrifice, or do I live to please myself and my own selfish desires? What changes do I need to make?
"His birth was all about death. My new birth needs to be all about my death to self." - Bev Sparling
posted by melilotnfosco | 4:27 PM
7 Comments:
wow - there's a lot of good stuff there to think about
i wish i knew her so she could be my mentor
e-mail her
oh, that's scary
think about it - if you wrote devotions and were praying that God would use them to touch someone's life, wouldn't it be nice to hear that they have?
Ouch. Wake-up call!
well, yes. i've thought before that i should do that. i thought you meant about being a mentor. that would be scary/weird.
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