God helped me kill the giant of failure. There is NO failure in Christ! Why? No matter how dismal our experiences (from human point of view), what finally happens is the Return of Christ, and clothed in our new bodies, we experience the consummated triumph over the world!
John 16:33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” (ESV)
There are giants in the land. Big ones. Every one of them casts a shadow on our pasts. Worse yet, on to the future of those that fear them. For some, their fierce presents overshadow the hopes of daring to dream a dream. Anyone who has become born-again in Christ houses the mind of Christ from within. It is not only an immovable doctrine; it is the reason we need the Life and Mind of Christ to live a redemptive life. Due to the fall of humanity in the Garden, being separated from the Spirit of Christ, we need to be reunited with Him through the believer’s co-crucifixion in Jesus’s death. Thanks for sharing, Keith.
Thank you Stephen. You have shown me how Jesus used my continual fleshly failures to open my eyes to a new life. I have transitioned from a dim light under my bed to a lighthouse on the hill. This has been a painful process for me, but the single-eye view of Jesus could only be achieved by my own spiritual death and resurrection. Amen!
Good essay!
God helped me kill the giant of failure. There is NO failure in Christ! Why? No matter how dismal our experiences (from human point of view), what finally happens is the Return of Christ, and clothed in our new bodies, we experience the consummated triumph over the world!
John 16:33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” (ESV)
We can’t forget Romans 8:28, either!
There are giants in the land. Big ones. Every one of them casts a shadow on our pasts. Worse yet, on to the future of those that fear them. For some, their fierce presents overshadow the hopes of daring to dream a dream. Anyone who has become born-again in Christ houses the mind of Christ from within. It is not only an immovable doctrine; it is the reason we need the Life and Mind of Christ to live a redemptive life. Due to the fall of humanity in the Garden, being separated from the Spirit of Christ, we need to be reunited with Him through the believer’s co-crucifixion in Jesus’s death. Thanks for sharing, Keith.
Thank you Stephen. You have shown me how Jesus used my continual fleshly failures to open my eyes to a new life. I have transitioned from a dim light under my bed to a lighthouse on the hill. This has been a painful process for me, but the single-eye view of Jesus could only be achieved by my own spiritual death and resurrection. Amen!
This is an amazing testimony. It blessed me tremendously. Thank you.