DAY 7

have you ever realised how much Jesus is in our lives... even those who don't believe have Him in their lives.... have you ever wondered why we as Christians are attacked so much, or you as non believers see Christians in the media being killed etc.. do you ever wonder why we are so persecuted... it's because we live in the truth!

Let's look at some of the Jesus things in our lives.....
People are always saying Oh My God! Jesus Christ... Mary mother of Jesus... etc...
they don't go around saying Oh My Buddha... or Oh My HariKrishna...
and in the ten commandments "do not use the Lords name in vein" so of course its a huge part of our lives, and its hard to control...
OK number 2 we celebrate events that originate from christian belief... Easter - Jesus dies on the cross for our sins and rises on Easter Sunday...Halloween - Christians pray for the souls of the dead. Valentines Day... St Valentine did something... Christmas - Jesus Christ is born of the Virgin Mary.... seeing a pattern here???? etc etc etc......

People shy away or laugh in our face when we talk to then about Jesus...I wonder why they get so uncomfortable?!?! why is there soo many jokes about Christianity?? eg.. Jesus is coming look busy. Why are people so against our Faith, and burn us in churches, why do these faithful lives impact so hugely on people, that they can't bear it and kill them?? I dunno my brain is starting to implode... Come on guys.. give in to Jesus, I promise its the best thing you will ever do... it will be hard, but living in the truth is hard.. "the world will hate you, but it hated Jesus first even to the point of death"  (somewhere in the bible) ..........................................................................................................................


"Accept the strength, my dear son, that comes from the grace of Christ Jesus. You have heard everything that I teach in public; hand it on to reliable people so that they in turn will be able to teach others.
Put up your share of difficulties, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. In the army, no soldier gets himself mixed up in civilian life, because he must be at the disposal of the man who enlisted him; or take an athlete - he cannot win any crown unless he has kept all the rules of the contest; and again, it is the working farmer who has the first claim on any crop that is harvested. Think over what I have said, and the Lord will show you how to understand it all.
Remember the Good News that I carry, "Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David; it is on account of this that I have my own hardships to bear, even to being chained like a criminal- but they cannot chain up God's news. So I bear it all for the sake of those who are chosen, so that in the end  they may have the salvation that is in Christ Jesus and the eternal glory that comes with it.
Here is a saying that you can rely on; If we have died with him, then we shall live with him, If we hold firm, then we shall reign with him, If we disown him, then he will disown us, We may be unfaithful, but he is always faithful for he cannot disown his own self." 2 Timothy 2:1-13