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I’m Not The Messiah

Posted in Frank G. Honeycutt, John The Baptist, tagged on July 9, 2011| Leave a Comment »

And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. – John 1:20

I’m not the messiah. That should be obvious but sometimes I start acting as if I were — don’t you?.

Frank G. Honeycutt

Frank G. Honeycutt, Lutheran pastor and author, tells of attempts at rescuing a loved one from suffering, trying to work for justice and peace, striving to actually make a difference in complex problems only to discover “dark and evil powers that perpetuate selfishness, greed, and violence”.

There is a point any Christian reaches in their reflection and witness and disappointment where the most helpful thing to say is exactly what John said to his interrogators: “I am not the Messiah”

For those of us who’ve tried to be, there are few words as sweet.”1 – Frank G. Honneycutt

I know who IS the messiah — Jesus, and he can do all things.

–fritz@langgang.com
1. Marry a Pregnant Virgin Unusual Bible Stories for new and Curious Christians by Frank G. Honeycutt, Augsburg Books 2008, page 27

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Benefits – Satisfaction

Posted in Belief, Benefits, Bible, C.S.Lewis, Satisfaction, tagged on July 7, 2011| Leave a Comment »

“and forget not all his benefits: … Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;” – Psalms 103:2b,5

We begin life experiencing everything through our mouths. Ever watch an infant with a new toy? — straight to the mouth in a quest to know how it tastes, how it feels to the tongue.

God offers satisfaction for daily experience of life. We stop trying to fill a void and start enjoying what he continuously gives.

C.S.Lewis expressed it this way,

“Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.” – Mere Christianity

— fritz@langgang.com

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The Power of a Glimpse

Posted in Explanations, God's Kingdom, Twitter, tagged on June 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Josh Patrick

“The Kingdom of God is so good and desirable that some people, after they catch a glimpse of it, rearrange their entire lives to have it.” – Josh Patrick, Twitter @patrick_josh 06/22/11

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