Monday, April 2, 2018

PURSUE GOD at no cost!

Acts 8:20-21 20But Peter replied, “May your money be destroyed with you for thinking God’s gift can be bought! 21You can have no part in this, for your heart is not right with God.

So many people believe they can buy their way to heaven. The thought of spending your way to heaven is not new. Peter was approached boldly by this man wanting to buy the power of the Holy Spirit. I have never heard of someone wanting to buy their conversion to the faith. SO, this is a little out there for us. We aren't nearly as bold and as direct. But we act as though our money can take the place of our weak faith. If we can just buy our way to heaven, or do some other ACT to prepare our path to eternity, it would be so much easier on us. Grace is all about not EARNING what we deserve. Grace is about the gift of eternity from a powerful creator that knows there is no way we can deserve it. 

God does not care anything about our money. He doesn't even really care about WHAT we can do for him. He cares ONLY about our relationship with him. He cares about fellowship with us. He cares about how we are PURSUING HIM. All the other things are secondary to our lives. God's main desire is for us to come to him. He wants us to grow in our faith and knowledge in his Son, Jesus Christ. The more we pursue him, the more we are compelled to dedicate our entire life to him, the money, the service, the acts of love will grow forth in the center of our lives.  

PURSUE GOD. DEDICATE YOUR DAY, EVERY WAKING MOMENT, TO HIM THAT LOVES US WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

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