(CS4U) Our Daily Bread - A Crutch?

 

 Jesus said to [you], "O woman, great is you faith! Let it be to you as you desire."  Matthew 15:28

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Subject: Our Daily Bread - A Crutch?

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A Crutch? December 1, 2010 Our Daily Bread is hosted by Les Lamborn READ: 2 Corinthians 4:8-15 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed. —2 Corinthians 4:8 Have you ever heard skeptics say that the Christian faith is nothing more than a crutch—that the only reason people claim to trust Jesus is that they are weaklings who have to make up "religion" to get by? Apparently those skeptics haven't heard about the doctor in one Far Eastern country who spent 2 ½ years in jail being "reeducated" because he professed faith in Christ. Then, after his release, he was arrested again—this time for his efforts at his church. And perhaps those skeptics haven't heard about Paul. After trusting Christ, he was arrested, flogged, mocked, and shipwrecked (2 Cor. 11:16-29). These believers were not looking for a crutch. No, they had something deep and essential in their hearts. They had a personal relationship with God—a relationship born of faith in the work of Jesus on the cross. As a result, they became children of the King—eager to sacrifice everything for the privilege of proclaiming Him. They were not limping along looking for something to hold them up. A crutch? Hardly. Faith in Christ is not about safety and caution. It's about believing Jesus and trusting Him no matter what. It's about taking up a daily cross (Luke 9:23) and living for the Savior. —Dave Branon "Take up your cross," the Savior said, "If you would My disciple be; Take up your cross with willing heart And humbly follow after Me." —Everest Because Jesus bore the cross for us, we willingly take it up for Him.	Special Offer Subscribe Mail Receive ODB at home Podcast Download ODB on iTunes Mobile Get ODB on the go Facebook facebook.com/ourdailybread Twitter twitter.com/ourdailybread RSS odb.org/feed
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 Jesus said to [you], "O woman, great is you faith! Let it be to you as you desire."  Matthew 15:28

http://tamihanks.blogspot.com/

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