Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength (Vol. 1) - #
318
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This is one of Michael’s most interesting
pieces. What he appears to say…at least
in the beginning…he does not say. But in
Wells’ fashion, he gets to the nitty-gritty and gives us “truth that lands at
the feet of Jesus and tells us what Jesus will do for us.” Well, amen.
DAY 318
Weak
Principles
You search the
Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is
these that bear witness of Me. --John 5:39
I have to get something
off my chest that has been bothering me for many years. In an attempt to be
unique, and for legitimate reasons, many ministries have arisen over the years,
each one saying it has a particular and supposedly new concept that is
permanently life changing. Such claims are not true. All we hear are the
victory stories; we are not getting the facts. I can be guilty of it myself,
but I will tell you a secret: Exchanged life does not work. The cross does not
work. Grace does not work. Evangelism does not work. Memorizing Scripture does
not work. None of it works. I see what goes on in the inner circles, the things
to which not all believers are privy. Among these organizations there have been
divorces, affairs, homosexuality, and even worse, glory seeking, material
protection (when supposedly the message within the material was given by God),
bickering, competition, and more. I have seen it all, and here is why. The best
teaching in the world can become a principle that eventually is viewed as
needing to be protected. Therefore, only the stories that prop it up are told.
I can honestly say that I have a nearly 100% cure rate in my office. Just about
everyone will say they were helped that day. What about a year later, though?
It is all really simple.
It is not the principle of the cross that is effective; it is the Jesus who
died on the cross. It is not the principle of grace that will keep a believer,
but the grace of Jesus that will. It is not the principle of exchanging one’s
life for His; it is the reality of the living Jesus. It is not the Scriptures
that keep a person in time of trouble; it is the Jesus to whom they point.
It is a struggle to keep things focused on Jesus when principles can be
packaged, names added, statistics given, and income produced. With Jesus, any who want and seek
Him can have Him. He
is much higher than any principle. Walk with a principle for a year and
a believer will find himself right where he began. Walk with Jesus for a year and he will be a year
beyond where he began.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
Jesus gave one of His most important statements in John 5:39, but
millions ignore His declaration and cling to anything other than Him. Just Him.
We can become more occupied with redemption than with the Redeemer, with
salvation rather than with the Savior, with scripture rather than with the
Shepherd.
Thanks to Michael for continually nudging us back to Christ, not some
principles…even if they are principles involving Christ.
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