Other passages mentioned in this short message and lesson are: Romans 12:1-2, John 15:1-2, and Jeremiah 18:3-6.
The amazing thing of being a true believer in Jesus Christ is the way he shows himself to me, each day, in ways to grow us in our personal relationship. A personal relationship which is meant to lead us out wards to desiring more and more to tell others about him. Sort of the way a wife and husband are to brag about each other to the world.
But, to just say we are in a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ alone (meaning: no man or woman can lead this relationship for us. ), and to do good works in his name are not enough. God's purpose and plan is the grow us up into his image. Today, with much anguish of heart, we have slowly created a god who gives us stuff, or who make us into our image instead, or the worse one, perhaps: who will allow us to keep and move forward in our plans and goals instead of us.
Is this you? Then this message is for you, specifically and I pray in Jesus' name, that he correct you and lead you to repentance and may you continue to grow in your relationship with him as never before and may you serve him with only and all the fulness of his power. In Jesus' name. Amen.
