Life is difficult. Everything seems to be spinning out of control. Events are in hyperdrive. The world is crashing in. Or, so it seems.
The human condition has never changed. Rage. Anger. Greed. Fear. Uncertainty. Clamoring, vying for recognition. A cacophony of voices screaming to be heard. Voices saying, "Look at me. Listen to me. I know truth."
A series of catch phrases, jargon and hooks.
Hooks. How do you catch fish? With hooks hidden in lures.
Lures. What lures you? Empty promises? Sweet words that feed your ego? Sugar coated arsenic.
There are ways. So-called paths to enlightenment. They seem palatable. They engage your senses and help you to feel in control in an uncontrollable world.
Crystal, spells, effigies, mantras, rituals, prayer disciplines ad infinitum will effectively consign your immortal soul to eternal darkness.
Today, I want you to think about something other than you.
You doing. You aspiring. Your practices. Your religion.
I want you, as Elijah did, to listen for a still, small voice.
If you do, you will hear. You will hear about relationship, not religion. You will hear truth, not honeyed lies. You will hear about the Mighty God Who loved/loves you, yes - you so very much that He sent Me to bear your sin guilt and shame on My shoulders, on a cross. To cover it all with My blood.
I Am the way maker. I meet you right where you are, no matter how far down you are. No matter how shrouded in darkness you are. No matter. I meet you where you are at. I must tell you, however, I will not leave you there.
You are reading this. This moment. You have a choice.
Choose relation with Me.
I Am the truth. I Am the light. I Am the way. No one comes to the Father but by Me. No one. There is ONLY one way.
By, through and in Me ...
Jesus Christ