“WHAT?”

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 452
November 26, 2019///

In this week of thanksgiving when we are gathering with family or friends to just take time to be thankful, first let me remind you that we should be living a life of thanksgiving, which I call thanksliving. I like that word even though auto correct will not recognize it.

For some, there are those who were here last year and are now spending thanksgiving with their savior, Jesus Christ. For all of us we are so blessed to be able to be with family and take time to appreciate each other.

May I express to you this morning the incredible gratefulness in my heart for my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is always with me and the Holy Spirit fills me with Peace, Joy and Love. I am guided by a power that knows all, sees all and can do all!

I so desire that the world understand and grasp that the real life is found in Jesus!

I think of all the decisions we make each day and in every way from getting out of bed to getting dressed and a thousand other things all during the day.

Which leads me to the greatest decision we will ever face! The question was posed by Pilot to the crowd on the morning after he was arrested. It is a portion of the 22 verse of Matthew 27:

“Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? “

This can be restated to each of us:
“What shall you do then with Jesus which is called Christ?”

Each of us must answer that question, and the answer will affect our life, all those around us and where we spend eternity.

Will we take part in the great exchange: exchanging all our mess ups and wrong choices for the cleansing of all Jesus did at Calvary, or will we take the way of the world that says you must prove and strive to succeed above all else.

Or maybe we buy into the lie that says, enjoy yourself and don’t consider how it affects others. It’s your life, do it your way.

Or maybe you believe in almighty God and have received Jesus as Savior, but you have not made Him Lord and therefore you are not walking in His benefits, nor pointing others to THE WAY, THE TRUTH, THE LIFE!

Jesus came to give us life abundantly. When we treat Him as an acquaintance rather than a constant companion and friend, we live so below what He desires for us.

“What are we doing with Jesus which is called Christ?”

Oh, what a savior, what a friend, what a wonderful privilege to be able to take all our cares and release them to the Creator God because of what Jesus did!!!

Do you know Him? What is your relationship to the one who is called Christ? Is it flippant, is it casual, is it calling on Him when in deep need?

Or is it a second by second intimate friendship with one who promised never to leave us nor forsake us?

Are you trying to do life your way or have you exchanged your way for His Way which is forever and always better!

His plan for you, the story He has written for you is so much better than anything you can dream up, but the enemy bombards us with doubts and fears and the same question he asked Adam and Eve “Hath God Said?”.

Hath God said He Loves you unconditionally? Hath God said He would supply you needs? Hath God said He would never leave you? Hath God said He will guide you into truth? Hath God said He is preparing a place? You failed, hath God said He would forgive that?

Yes, a thousand times yes to all of those and more. We are created in the image of almighty God and He breathed life into us. We can only live life to it’s fullest when we allow His Spirit to invade us and carry us through each day and its adventures.

“What are you doing with Jesus the Christ?”

May we all allow the exchange of all that we are not for all the He is to take place in our lives, and may we be forever thankful and live a thanksliving life!!
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Father, in Jesus name I come. My heart if filled with your Peace and I am so grateful that I can call the Creator of the Universe, my Father. You created everything and you know what I need. I release my day to you and ask you to control my attitude, words and actions and may they be pleasing to you. Amen

“What will you do with Jesus, who is called Christ?”
Love, MeMaw