Philippians 3:10 - 14. To enter into oneness with God through Jesus Christ and to pursue the new life in Christ while running hard on this world's earth - Heart in heaven and feet on the ground. Call me heavenward, Jesus!
I am an "ordinary Christian". In this world I may be, as all of God's children, extraordinary (Gen 1:27). In Christ I can do extraordinary things (Phil 4:13). But I like to identify myself as an ordinary Christian because I want to serve Christ according to the pleasure of His will, as His bondservant, as a slave, one owned by her Master. As such, every extraordinary thing I may do in Christ is standard fare, expected and a reasonable service of worship. With my view of Christ on my cross, I do not evaluate my service according to my own judgment. I do not choose to think of myself more highly than I ought, but rather I want to think of myself with sober judgment (Rom 12:3). Anything good I do is by the grace of Christ given me. I have no ability to measure what I do or don't do. I desire for my eye to be single and good. This is why I am an ordinary Christian. After all, Paul called himself "chief of sinners." Is it anything unreasonable to be known as an ordinary Christian?
posted by An Ordinary Christian | 7:21 AM
5 Comments:
isn't that the truth!!! Preach it!
NO! His grace is not something we can ever get over...
And again I say amen!
I'm always amazed that He never runs out of grace and mercy - how could anyone not humbled to their knees?
happy easter, andrea. sorry i haven't been around lately. there's just so many things happening and been through a lot.
A Happy and very blessed Easter to you and yours, Drea!
May the joy over God's great love and sacrifice be with you today and every day. :-)
God's Grace.
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