Passing it on

Talk about your plug for evangelism, Ro ch 10 is all about this. V9 notes that confession with your mouth and belief in your heart are keys to salvation. We sometimes gloss over that. Confession can be easy. Believing in our hearts does not mean we cannot have doubts or struggle to understand things. Rather we know that God has done for us what we cannot do ourselves. It is not our actions that make us right with God. However, that is not a 'get out of jail free' card. Paul discusses this elsewhere that we don't go on sinning to show how much faith we have that God forgives. Be ready for rejection and ridicule when you bring this news to others. Few will accept it.

Who's Driving?

Fairness, that seems to be a sticking point with many regarding following God. They might argue that some are blessed, and some not. It doesn't seem fair. Romans ch9 addresses this issue. A question we should also be asking though is 'what have we earned'. Answer is nothing. All have sinned. Who are we to question God. That makes His mercy and grace all the more awesome. We are not worthy, yet God does bless us. He has given all a chance, we just need believe. We shrink God into man-made rules and vision, not understanding that God knows the full story. It might be like a 2 year old directing the parent on how to drive. Kinda funny eh? Do you think God feels likewise when we have a tantrum from our carseat? Prob not, He is searching for the binkie!