Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 179
Michael’s book is
available through:
Abiding Life Ministries
International
Littleton, Colorado
Notice: this email is part of a
BLOG, called Living Life With a Capital “C”. Why a
blog? So that many can receive these thoughts
in an easy manner.
The
first chapter of Isaiah speaks clearly about why, what, and how
God thinks when His people turn from Him and spend their time, energy, and
resources on anything other than what is involved in our relationship with Him. Michael gives us a significant observation
that flies in the face of modern-day Christianity’s activity. See if you spot Michael’s point…
DAY 80
Embrace a
Movement and Let Go Of Jesus!
I am weary of bearing them.
So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; yes, even though you multiply prayers, I
will not listen. --Isaiah
1:14, 15
We have been bombarded in America by methods for
accomplishing so many things: evangelism, childrearing, Bible study,
Scripture memory, church growth, building expansion, giving, and counseling.
There are myriad specialized ministries addressing how to reach the
businessman, the doctor, the neighbor, the moms, the dads, the internationals,
and more. It is astounding and reminds me of the story of the Indian visiting
the Christian bookstore in London. He had never before seen so many books in
one place! The owner, upon observing his awe, took him from category to
category, showing him all of the books written about the aforementioned
methods. At that, the Indian said, “When I see so many books I am left with
only one question: Do Christians not know how to do anything?” We must, in my opinion, walk the way
Jesus walked with God. He did not have a manual but simply (though it
does not initially seem simple for those of us living in this world) kept His focus on the Father.
He maintained that
relationship and never appeared to be at a loss for what to do in any given
situation. If it
were true for Him, could it not be true for those of us who have believed in
Him, for those of us for whom He prayed, “that they may be one as We are
One”? Try to prepare for an upcoming situation and watch as it takes an
unexpected, unprepared for twist. Spend the day with an abiding awareness of Christ and have His wisdom
no matter what happens. The
day spent working on methods to fix a problem is not a day focused on Him.
A believer can do one or the other. Embracing the method means that of necessity He has been let go! The cost of a how-to seminar is
way beyond the registration fee paid, for it will cost a believer both peace
and readiness.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
Many like to say we must be like Jesus, do as Jesus did…of course, they
are talking about the physical things He did.
Very seldom do these people speak of HOW or WHY Jesus did these
things. Very seldom is anything
mentioned as to the way Jesus operated in His daily life. And then, along comes Michael pointing out an
astounding fact: “the way Jesus walked with God. He did not have
a manual but simply kept His focus on the Father.” Think deeply on this…no manual (Bible today for us), just a focus on the
Father that enabled Him to never appear to be at a loss for what to do in any
given situation. Michael asks if this
could be true for us. What do you
think? Can we do this?
1. We have the Holy Spirit indwelling us…we have the Mind of Christ.
2. We are capable of keeping our focus on the Father.
3. We are capable of maintaining our fellowship with the Father so that
He shares His wisdom willingly with us.
4. With His wisdom we are capable of never being at a loss for what to
do in any given situation.
5. With His wisdom…why would we go in search of any method to take the
place of Gods wisdom?
You are probably wondering what that “significant observation” is that I
mentioned in the introduction… “The day spent working on methods to
fix a problem is not a day focused on Him. Embracing the method means that of necessity
He has been let go!” Why would we ever let go of Jesus to grab
hold of a method? How did we ever get so
focused on method after method…instead of Christ and the wisdom of the Father?
To access ALL past weekly
blogs, go to Living Life With a Capital
“C” by logging onto www.leemccm.blogspot.com
NOTICE: another blog on
Michael Wells’ book, Sidetracked In The Wilderness, called Getting Out of the
Wilderness. You can access by logging onto
www.leemcchristianministries.blogspot.com
Lee McDowell Christian Ministries
P.O. Box 633244 Nacogdoches, Tx 75963 936-559-5696
No comments:
Post a Comment