Jesus said: "I am the way, the truth, and the life; No man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." (John 14:6)
By this statement we see Jesus is telling us, there is only one way to get to Heaven, and He is the way.
It is much like giving directions to our own homes, not all roads to lead our house. When I give people directions to my house they may come from different areas of town so they make take various streets to get here, but in the end they all must turn on my street to get to my house.
Getting to Heaven is the same way. You might belong to a different denomination than I do, or or you may even believe in different gods at some point, but to get to heaven you must eventually turn to Jesus to get there.
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Thursday, April 14, 2005
When Pastors Pray for Revival
Over the years I have heard many pastors pray for revival, and I've often wondered what that really means.
I've come to understand that revival starts in the hearts of each individual person. It comes when we look honestly at our lives before God's word and acknowledge our own sinfulness, repent, and turn away from those sins.
It happens when we stop looking at what others are doing wrong (the speck in our brothers eye), and start looking at our own actions (the plank in our own eye) and begin to make changes within ourselves. (Matthew 7:3)
When we stop placing our focus on what others are doing or not doing, and begin looking at what we are doing ourselves, and asking "Are MY actions pleasing to God?, if not, what does God desire for me to change in myself?"
So when will there be a revival? That depends, on when we start turning God's mirror back on ourselves and praying as the Psalmist did:
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there be any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." (Psalm 139:23-24 NIV)
I've come to understand that revival starts in the hearts of each individual person. It comes when we look honestly at our lives before God's word and acknowledge our own sinfulness, repent, and turn away from those sins.
It happens when we stop looking at what others are doing wrong (the speck in our brothers eye), and start looking at our own actions (the plank in our own eye) and begin to make changes within ourselves. (Matthew 7:3)
When we stop placing our focus on what others are doing or not doing, and begin looking at what we are doing ourselves, and asking "Are MY actions pleasing to God?, if not, what does God desire for me to change in myself?"
So when will there be a revival? That depends, on when we start turning God's mirror back on ourselves and praying as the Psalmist did:
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there be any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." (Psalm 139:23-24 NIV)
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