Saturday, August 22, 2015

Relationship

"So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God." -- Romans 7:4
A florist delivers flowers because of his job. A husband delivers flowers because of his love. The one fulfills his task out of obligation and the other out of devotion. Now, when the florist gives flowers to his wife his obligation ceases and his romance begins. The difference is a relationship.
The law was given to reveal the inability of man to fulfill his obligation to God. It was never meant to save his soul or enable him to bear spiritual fruit. In Christ we not only died to sin, but we also died to the law. Now we belong to the One who rose from the dead in order that we might bear fruit to God. The obligation has ceased and the romance has begun. The difference is a relationship.
Why do you strive to live a Godly life my friend? Is it because of legal expectations? This train left the station at Calvary and you now belong to Jesus with a loving devotion. Take him flowers of romance, not of obligation. Jesus said in John 14:15, "If you love me, you will obey what I command." 

Further  thoughts ...

Can  you  truly  estimate  the  value  of  the  moments  of  each  day? Occasionally  a loved  one, a friend, a  neighbor or  co-worker  slips  into  eternity. One passes  away after a  long illness  and  another  without  warning . Now  that  they're  gone  you  grasp  at memories  with  a deep yearning  to have those  moments  back again.
As  someone  once wrote... life isn't  about the breaths that  we take, it's  about the  moments  that  take  our breath away. Life is far more than the  years  that  we  live; it's  about  the  moments  that  we  embrace with  all  our heart and treasure  for all time. It's about people. People  that  make  us smile, that  lift  us up, that spur us on, and love us when we are most  unlovable. Moments with such people  change us forever. 
Then again, for some people, life is just passing by. But, there  are a  few that  swim in the deep waters of  the Almighty, and life for  them is an epic adventure. He embraces  them in the  midnight  hours  of  sorrow  and carries them through  the  fury of every  storm. They awaken  each  morning  to His soft touch of love and  mercy, ever  ready  to  lead  them into new moments  that  will take their breath  away. 
Live today with total abandon! Put your hand in the hand of the Man from Galilee. Place your  heart in the care of the One whose  heart was  pierced  for you. Know  this to be true... every  moment  that  you  live  with and in Him will take your breath  away. 

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