When I think about my relationship with Jesus Christ, I'm often reminded of a compass...I don't know a whole lot about the inner workings of this fantastic little gadget, but I DO know that there is a needle in the center that points to NORTH, no matter where you are in the world. There's something about magnets and some other great information, but I love the analogy of the magnets enabling the needle to point North consistently. I'm sure you see where I'm going with this, but i will explain a bit further, bear with me;
Jesus Christ is our true North. all of the distractions in our lives, the detours, everything that takes our eyes off the direction that He has clearly stated in His Word we should go, all come back to the fact that He literally points the way to eternal life. The magnets that assist in pointing us in that direction are His Word, talking to Him consistently, and listening to the Holy Spirit. If we attempt to do all these things we can't really wander too far off course. BUT, however, (insert conjunction of your choice here...) if we do deviate from the course that He has instilled within us? we will be uncomfortable, combative, rationalizers that desperately want to create our own course, but can't understand why that course is SO difficult to sustain and why we continue to be restless, argumentative and defensive. There is an answer.
John 1:1-14 states, "in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." as you continue to read, it talks about how God created everything and that we are called to bear witness of the Light. Jesus is the Light.
What I really want to give to anyone that will hear me, and read this with their heart with Christ as the compass that His ultimate sacrifice points to? is that if you believe in the Word of God? everything else pales in comparison. His Word gives us specific instructions, and if you are reading this right now and find yourself thinking of certain moral arguments that continue on and on? this is not about that, this is about reading God's Word and following it, if you do not believe in His Word then we cannot argue or disagree because we have a different compass...
I am so grateful that I don't have to even begin to say that may words and actions are perfect, and I can readily say that I am a hypocrite, but I don't know anyone that isn't. But I DO know that my compass points directly to Jesus Christ and I am drawn to Him and what His Word asks me to be, that His forgiveness, mercy and grace are the magnets that sustain me on this course and I firmly believe that I need to share this, and take a stand for the One that gave Himself completely for me, you, and anyone else in between, Jesus Christ, my true North.
