Living with Confidence in Our Constant Change Part 1

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in Our Constant Change  
          Part 1

Matthew 28:6  

"He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. 

 Come, see the place where the Lord lay."

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In the time of Jesus, imagine the Jerusalem rulers’ thinking and with consternation; they could hardly understand that one humble man, a Nazarene no-less, the son of a Jewish carpenter, could create a stir in men’s heart as did Jesus.  Those rulers of the status quo hated the Son of God. They could kill him, they plotted to kill him, selfishly desired to destroy change, and they did so.  But, none of their actions could stop the Reformation in peoples souls and the Revolution The Word of God from the Son of God created.  

These Temple rulers were as blind mice in a granary.  Fat in their abundance and in time, came to be crushed with the crushing of the status quo by Rome.  One hardly wonders if they saw the change coming in the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD, until it was too late.  After the fall of Jerusalem, the Sadducees, lead by the supreme rulers were never to be heard of again.  In failing to learn, Change had killed them.

Philosopher Eric Hoffer made a comment on change years ago prompted by the times of the 1960’s.  “In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”  One could consider that the Temple rulers could have learned from this, it is better to be a learner then the learned.

It is a good quote for us today.  It is the learner who continues to search for Truth and the learner who then flourishes with confidence in the change brought by the Truth; but the learned, often have stopped thinking and make their conclusions, and then rest.  Conclusions are where you are when you stop thinking.  A better quote, a quote that continues to allow us to deal with this life of change we experience; this thought brings us True life, “Because He lives I can face tomorrow.”  Oh, our God is a God of change, a change we can believe in because he does live in our life.  He brings a change in us that we can truly, with confidence, live in Him fruitfully.

The Glory of the Christian faith is the confidence of our belief, that because of one Glorious Resurrection nearly two thousand years ago, we can confidently face what ever change comes our way.  It does not take wealth, an education, or good works to face the changes, challenges, and confrontations of daily living.  It requires only a faith in our Risen Lord Jesus Christ that we can be whole and face all of our tomorrows.  A faith of change from an old way of living,  to living Gloriously everyday in the Grace of God.  A faith of Holiness with Purity at the center of our heart.

As we grow in our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, we change.  Our faith continues to change us as we grow in that faith.  As we live and grow in Christ, we become more Christ like in our behaviors.  We change, people may comment, but we are confident in the change because we live with greater confidence in the Holy Spirit of God and His Eternal Word.

Thanks Be to God

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