reality is good

Two days ago Steve went to the chiropractor to get his hip fixed.  He is 26 going on 66! :)

This was the second visit with the doctor and so they don't really know each other. Steve has no idea if this man is a Christian or not.  Well, he quickly found out.  The doc starts talking religion, because he definitely has no concept of a relationship with Christ.

These were some of his words.....

"I believe we are all children of God. And since we are all a child of God we are therefore also god!"

Whoa!  Hold the phone!

When Steve told me this I asked if he got struck by lightning right then and there!  Not really, but it definitely stopped me in my tracks..jaw dropping.

He thinks he is god?  And that I am god?  Oh, i am so glad he is wrong!

Steve quoted John 14:6, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father but through me."  He asked the dr. what he does with that?  Does he believe that to be true?

He would say that means if you follow God's example you will get to the Father.  Not believe that He is God's own Son. Not confess with your mouth that He is Lord.  Not acknowledge the virgin birth, all of his ministry, his horrific humiliating death on a cross for our sin. Not remember God raising His Son up from the dead and His ascension into Heaven.  Just follow his example....and do good ....and be good.....and do good...and be good.  Do, do, do.  This is NOT the Gospel I know; that I love; that I read about in the Bible.

Steve said, "I do not agree with you.  There is no way we can do enough good things or be good enough on our own to get to Heaven.  Jesus is the only good thing us...if we are His."

To which doc says, "Steve, if you believe that then you are putting blinders on yourself.  You can do it on your own."  He also went on to say how he doesn't believe we only get one shot at life...that after this life we will have another chance to do better.  (Reincarnation)

As Steve is telling me what took place I got that sickly, gut-wrenching feeling in my belly.  It made me so sad for him.  I wanted to get in my car, drive to his office, run in there and shake him and say what are you thinking.  Shove my Bible in his face and show him all the verses where we are saved by grace....by faith....it's  a gift.....we don't and we can't do enough good things....it's not even about that.

Something in my gut told me this would not be very beneficial so I didn't do it.  ;)

Instead I will pray for Dr. K and hope that Steve gets to talk with him more about Jesus in the morning.

After I thought about it for a bit, I got really excited....encouraged.

My chiropractor is way off.  We do only have this ONE life to live for Him.  If we believe in Jesus Christ then we get to spend eternity in a new world...in a new body..with HIM FOREVER!  If not, it is eternal separation from Him.  I am SO SO SO excited that I don't have to go through this life again after I die to try and get it right!  I am so glad I will not be reincarnated into something else to see if I will do a better job at that.

I am so thankful that Christ paid the price once and for ALL!

"He has no need like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself."- Heb. 7:27

I am so thankful that He is the only good thing in me. That apart from Him I can do nothing!  That I am covered by grace when I don't quite measure up.

"I am the vince; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." -John 15:5

I am so thankful that God has removed the blinders from my eyes and revealed Himself to me and regenerated my heart. That He has filled me with the Holy Spirit to guide, teach, admonish, convict and correct me in life.  Thankful that I am no longer dependent on myself, but on Him.

"But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed." -2 Cor. 3:16

This is reality and it is good!

I am so thankful for God's grace on my life.  I pray that Dr. K will one day experience this too.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love of the with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ--by grace you have been saved....For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. " -Ephesians 2:4-5, 8-10