This is “Namma for Christ” with the one hundred
sixty-sixth inspirational message dated Wednesday, July 8th, 2020. The title of this message is, “God Is - The Wisest Choice - John 14:1 & 14:6”. “God Is” is a Gospel classic as performed by (the
late) Rev. James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir. The below scripture (that accompanies this
message) is found in the New Testament book of John – the first and sixth
verses of the fourteenth chapter:
John 14:1
New King James Version (NKJV)
14 “Let not your heart be troubled; you
believe in God, believe also in Me.
John 14:6
New King James Version (NKJV)
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes
to the Father except through Me.
Recently, I read my church school lessons (I read the
July meditations) as found in the lesson book from the “Echoes Church
School Publications” and the lesson (for July 26th) was so
interesting – I knew I wanted to share it in my next “Namma for Christ”
message. The title of the lesson is “The Wisest Choice” and the related scripture
text comes from the fourteen chapter of John.
The
Wisest Choice
John
14:1-14
It’s
astounding the number of “armchair experts” there are – you know, the people
who sit on the sidelines and advise others on matters in which they have neither
experience nor revelation. It usually starts with, “If I were you, I would…”
which is a dangerous preference for whatever is to follow. Wouldn’t it be wiser
to start with the One who created us for His purpose? The answer to the age-old
question “Why am I here?” is found in the One who placed you here!
Our
identity is in Christ, and it was given to us by God. Our personality, our
likes and dislikes, our DNA and our unique fingerprint were all created by God.
No one knows us as He does because all those unique components are what makes
us, us. Only God knows how each element of our character is used in the
development of our faith and fulfillment of the purpose He wants us to fulfill.
How many people spend their entire lives looking for the way to heaven, the
truth of everything in the universe, and the most abundant life now and
forever? The search for all those things should lead to the One who can answer
all our questions and provide all things for us – Jesus.
If we truly want the best this life has
to offer, as well as the promise of an incredible life lasting into eternity,
we have only to listen to the words of Jesus in John 14. These words need to be
heard by anyone who does not know Christ and any Christian who is feeling
weary, depressed, and uncertain about life. When we feel as if believing in and
following Jesus was not a wise choice, we must remember that no other way, no
other person, no other truth explains everything we want to know.
Please
enjoy the above song, “God Is” is as performed by (the late) Rev. James
Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir - performed with power
and anointing. The two leads are Dora Pickett and Nathaniel Morris.
(I
do not own the rights to this song).
BE
BLESSED!
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