The Radiance of the Glory of God

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. (Hebrews 1:3)

This means that Jesus can do literally anything in the world that he wants to do. He has power over all. What does he choose to do for those who love him?

• He chooses to love you.
• He chooses to save you.
• He chooses to sanctify you.
• He chooses not to let you go.

Rejoice in that all of your days.

You’re Not Helping Them, You’re Hurting Them

Note to pastors: if you keep telling your congregation they are great they’ll start to believe it.

There are far too many churches and pastors who believe that preaching to increase the attendees self esteem is sharing the Gospel. Church shouldn’t be the place where you hear about how great you are or how great you can be. Church is a place where you should consistently hear about the greatness of God. If Jesus is not the ultimate theme of your message, you’re not preaching the Gospel. Without Jesus there is no Gospel. If talking about and hearing about how great Jesus is doesn’t make you feel great then its time to take a look at your heart.

Pastors I implore you all to please, please preach the Gospel. Please preach the supremacy of Christ. Please seek to know nothing more than Christ and him crucified. You’re not helping your flock when you tell them they are or can be great. You’re hurting them. If they don’t know how great Jesus is, you fail. If you or your flock believes they are great, its awfully hard to believe Jesus is great. Pride, after all, is the original sin.

The greatness of Jesus is enough for all of us. Please believe that. Please preach that.