The Songwriter Asks: "Where Would I Be If Jesus Didn't Love Me!?!"
Will You Dare And Ask Yourself That Question Without Flinching!?!
Bro. Burch, I Don't Know That I Really Want To Know The Answer To That Question Because, Well, Spotlights ... And Mirrors!
Valid Point, Tierney, But Since When Have We Decided To Shy Away From, Ignore, Or Dismiss Inconvenient Truths!?! Spotlights Highlight And Mirrors Disclose But Neither Of These Cause Us To Be Fixed By Their Disclosures!
I Don't Want To Know What I Would Do, Say, Think Or Become Without Our Lord Jesus Because I Am Well On My Way To Becoming What He Wants Me To Be, To Say, To Think, To Do!
You're Right, Cardy, Considering That Anything With And For Jesus, By And In Jesus Will Always Be Good, Anything Outside Of His Favor Must Be Evil, Bad, Not Good, Not Worthy To Be Adopted Or Distributed!
At This Point, We Might As Well Identify A Few Things: Saul The Pharisee Was Zealous Without Knowledge Of The True God And Killed Christians!
King Saul Chose Self And Disobedience And Personal Upliftment, Committed Murder Most Foul, And Subsequently Sought A Witch To Get Guidance From The Dead!
I Have One, Bro. Burch!
Go Ahead, Rendy!
King David Took His Eyes Off The Lord For A Moment, Looked Upon The Nubile Flesh Of Another Man's Wife, And Subsequently Had Her Husband Murdered!
I Would Go So Far As To Say That There Is Nothing Good That Lasts, Or Brings Lasting Peace And Happiness, That Exists Outside Of The Love Of The Eternal God!
Well Said, Rendy!
Now, With That Said, Why Do We Still Believe In And Act Upon The Premise That I Can Do All Things ... Because I Want To!?!
Wait, Doesn't The Text Actually Say I Can Do All Things ... Through Christ!?!
Yes, It Does, Belinda!
So How Come We Have Not Accepted That The "All Things Through Christ" Means Whatever Is Good, Lovely, Just, True, Pure, And Of Good Report, Are Virtuous, And Bring Praise To His Holy Name!?!
That's Because The Red Kool-Aid Of Self-Aggrandizement With Two Sides Of Self-Delusion Are Working Overtime, Belinda!
Look, As Committed Christians, We Cannot Permit The Fear Of The Unknown To Paralyze Our Minds Far Less Our Feet!
Jesus Is Our Captain! He Is All! He Knows And Sees All, And He Knows Our Names, Our Needs, And Our Nature!
He Does Not Give Us A Spirit Of Fear Because Fear Brings Torment And ...!
... A Tormented Soul Can Be Manipulated!
Yes, Rendy, A Tormented Soul Can And Will Be Manipulated!
So, Bro. Burch, What You're Saying Is That If We Give The Lord Who Loves Us Our Fears, We, With Love, Will Follow After Him In Peace And Safety, Never Being Anxious For Anything, Because We Are Not Leaning On Our Own Understanding!?!
We Choose Not To Be Anxious About Anything, And By Prayer And Pleadings, With Thanksgiving, We Are Letting Known Our Requests For His Certain Help!
We Know, Accept, And Act Upon The Fact That Without Faith It Is Impossible To Please Him! We Trust Him, And We Lean On Him, And Trust Him To Show Up, Deliver, And Show Out For Us!
So, What Happens If He Doesn't!?!
We Pray And Believe That All Things Work For Good To Them That Love God And Are The Called According To His Purpose!
Brethren, With That, I Yield My Will To The Lord!
I Will Follow Christ Because Every Good And Perfect Gift Comes From His Hand ... His Heart!
When I Know Jesus, I Have Peace; And I Choose To Know His Truth Wherever It Leads Me!
Self-Examination, Knowing Why You Believe What You Believe, Why You Desire A Place At The King's Table, Is Essential To Christian Growth!
Jesus Christ's Love To Us Is A Disclosing Agent: Let's Follow Him Wherever He Goes!
AMEN!!!
Peace!
