Tonight I'll be heading out to an "It Works" Party at HWA... You know that thing where you wrap your entire body with special wrap and come out looking like you never had a fat cell to begin with when all is said and done...Yeah that thing. Sounds unbelievable...and I'm definitely a skeptic. ...But still, I'm interested in checking it out to see if what they advertise is even humanly possible.
Do you think it's possible?
Well...was rising from the dead possible? After Jesus rose from the dead, it is recorded that He showed Himself to more than 500 people. Even though He revealed Himself to people, Thomas (an apostle) couldn't believe it. He actually had to place his hands upon the scars in Jesus' hands and side to believe that it was really Him. Sometimes we mere mortals have to get in there and see it and feel it to believe it. ...But then there are some times when we just have to believe. It's called faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not yet seen. Without faith, it is impossible to please God... with faith, we are saying... God, I believe that you are who you say you are and will do what you say you will do. It is simple childlike faith...just trusting and believing the impossible from your parent even when you can't see or feel what you are trusting and believing for.
If you are a skeptic, well...sometimes that's ok...It's wise to be sometimes. If you're a skeptic about coming to know God, "Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him." I promise to you that He will build your faith as He has built up mine through the years...as He built up Thomas'...and as He has built up so many others. He is a good God...let Him make the impossible, possible for you today.
Now here's to hoping "It Works" really works. I'll let you know tomorrow. :)
Do you think it's possible?
Well...was rising from the dead possible? After Jesus rose from the dead, it is recorded that He showed Himself to more than 500 people. Even though He revealed Himself to people, Thomas (an apostle) couldn't believe it. He actually had to place his hands upon the scars in Jesus' hands and side to believe that it was really Him. Sometimes we mere mortals have to get in there and see it and feel it to believe it. ...But then there are some times when we just have to believe. It's called faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not yet seen. Without faith, it is impossible to please God... with faith, we are saying... God, I believe that you are who you say you are and will do what you say you will do. It is simple childlike faith...just trusting and believing the impossible from your parent even when you can't see or feel what you are trusting and believing for.
If you are a skeptic, well...sometimes that's ok...It's wise to be sometimes. If you're a skeptic about coming to know God, "Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him." I promise to you that He will build your faith as He has built up mine through the years...as He built up Thomas'...and as He has built up so many others. He is a good God...let Him make the impossible, possible for you today.
Now here's to hoping "It Works" really works. I'll let you know tomorrow. :)