for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
Anyone who says they are without sin claims God is a liar.
Surely I was sinful from birth, steeped in sin when my mother conceived me.
Be perfect as your heavenly father is perfect.
For we are God's handiwork created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Whoever believes in these will do them, and greater things also.
It is the classic debate.
Grace or Glory?
Sinners saved, or saints saving others.
What are we.
I can count thousands of times when I have shouted back when he has told me to pick up my cross and follow him.
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE! WHAT YOU ASK OF ME IS IMPOSSIBLE!
So where do you stand?
Is it possible? For Me to be Jesus?
Are we sinners saved by the skin of our teeth? Or are we saved and gloriously doing abundantly more than what Jesus did?
I know I'm not. I'm a broken filthy sinner. If Paul was the chief, I am the president.
But there's the truth isn't it.
We are sinners. But we are willing. Willing to spend time with our savior, And give him time to use us.
The bible tells us to put on the breastplate of righteousness.
Not our righteousness. But His. Jesus tells us to pick up our cross. Not his.
His cross was our salvation.
Our cross is this. To no longer live, but let Christ live through us.
Because the Son of God loves us and gave his life for us. - Gal 2:20
So this is where the rubber hits the road.
You can put the armor on, and stay at home and weep about your sin all your life.
Or you can put it on and fight like a man/woman on fire. Knowing you can do it, because he has won the war for you.
Think about it.
Do you believe you can be holy and righteous?
Do you think Christ living in you can be holy and righteous?
Is the issue service to Christ or surrender to Christ?
Challenge
Find a verse that you didn't already know that reminds you trust God and surrender and memorize it.
Lugs
How can you share this idea of trusting God for righteousness and focusing on the battle to your luggers?
Prayer for camp
Pray for food / rooms / games and weather on camp, that God would strike a comfortable balance in all things for the campers to be able to focus.
Pray for us staff that we would have time and strength to love our luggers on camp.
Pray for a righteous love to overflow between the campers and bind them together.
