HAVING A LIFE

In a roundtable of conversation last night regarding what it looks like to be a person having found the "life" that Jesus speaks of, my mind began to drift. Below are the buoys of truth I bumped into in the current:

• God's faithfulness has NEVER been dependent on the faithfulness of His children. We have a history that shows Him using us in spite of us.
• There is a canyon of difference between escape and deliverance. Escape is by my effort; deliverance is by someone else's.
• God's greatest works of art are displayed through lives of redemption. Need a reminder; read Hebrews 11 - these weren't perfect people, not even close - they were self-centered liars and adulterers. God listed them as having faith worth following - do we? Need another reminder, look at a rainbow. Need another reminder, look in the mirror.
• God is big enough to handle our questions. He allowed Job 37 chapters of questions before reminding him of Who he was dealing with. Go ahead, He can take it...
• Faith is tested and proven when YOU can't fix it... whatever "it" is. When your back is against a wall or a Red Sea, to quote Moses (you can't go wrong in quoting Moses) stand still and watch the Lord save you.

Having a "life" cannot be seen in how we live; rather it is only displayed in how we die...

"Whoever saves his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life, for My sake will find it" - Jesus