John 5:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
Tonight is my small group studying the program "Experiencing God". It is not complicated but that does not mean that the Christian mission is without challenges. The foundational premise is to follow the example of Jesus who said that he only says what hears the Father saying and he only does what he sees the Father doing. This passage is saying much the same. Hear Jesus and you will be believing the one who sent him. Our blessing comes when God brings to our awareness what he is doing around you and we accept that he wants to accomplish it through us. He would no show you what he is doing around you unless he expects you to be part of it. Other people will see different things than you do because that is what they are supposed to be doing.
Sometimes I think when we have an inkling of what God might be calling us to do, we act the person who sticks his fingers in his ears and yells La la la la la la as loud as they can so they don't have to listen. In order to find the greatest blessings that God can give we need to overcome that reluctance and adjust our lives to follow God's plan. Ask God to give you the desire and confidence to follow, don't duck and hide from the plan that will bless you. I'm not thinking that passing from death to life is only a description of heaven, I think it is a description of moving into the true blessing of God that is intended to begin here.
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