Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you” – John 6:53
In Church during the Eucharist (Communion), watching members move orderly forward, kneel, and partake of the bread and wine, a thought again comes to mind.
Being in Christ is more than listening to a sermon and pondering truth, there comes a time for commitment – a choice to eat and make it mine.
– fritz
Posted in Committment, Eucharist, Experience | Tagged John 06 | Leave a Comment »
[T]he magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not … The magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” Exodus 8:18-19a
God and Pharaoh were locked in battle over freedom for the Hebrews; the magicians, the really smart ones, finally realized it was a one sided fight.
They admitted what even God’s people sometimes forget – its not God’s power they were no match for, it was just his finger.
– fritz
Posted in God's Power, Magicians | Tagged Exodus 08 | Leave a Comment »
The greatest adversary of love to God is not his enemies but his gifts. And the most deadly appetites are not for the poison of evil, but for the simple pleasures of earth. For when these replace an appetite for God himself, the idolatry is scarcely recognizable, and almost incurable.”
– John Piper, A Hunger for GOD (1997), pg 24
Posted in John Piper, Quotes | Leave a Comment »
