It's early on Monday morning and I'm sitting here with a coffee and a computer thinking about what to jot down in this post. Not that there's nothing to write about...too much to write about. The Sunday before Wild Week was an incredible day filled with new friends; intimate (yet so vibrant) worship music; laughter; learning. It was alive with Jesus and I encountered Him in such a fresh way (it's always fresh but always surprising...I love that). The message was about what it means to be saved...what's the vital link between man's soul and the rescuing love of God? If everything else were stripped away what's the one thing we must have. The answer is "belief" according to the Bible...but I've been taught so many other things growing up (and going in I knew many others probably have too)...praying the "sinners's prayer"...inviting Jesus into my heart...walking an aisle to make sure that I don't "deny Him before men"...and then when I get too many sins going on that I "feel really bad" but can't get saved again because "once you're saved, you're always saved" I "re-dedicate" my life. All of these things are works related and un-Biblical. It's a difficult thing to question the traditions that have been established over years about something as serious as what it takes to get to heaven. My prayer was (and always is) that we would only hear Jesus through the message...nothing more...nothing less. I need to know what He says and I believe He spoke to us all. I so welcome questions and look forward to approaching this important subject with you in humility and reverence. Have a good week...I will too.
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