2-22-21 THOUGHTS

I have found the following poem by an Unknown  Author most meaningful for a lot of years. It reminds me that I have been bought with a price and that my allegiance belongs to the one who paid the price.  The war between the flesh and the spirit is here.  And then there’s the idea that it’s just me and Jesus and we have a relationship that’s eternal.  Read Luke 22:61-62

I had walked life's path with an easy tread,
Had followed where comfort and pleasure led;
And then by chance in a quiet place --
I met my Master face to face.
With station and rank and wealth for goal,
Much thought for body but none for soul,
I had entered to win this life's mad race --
When I met my Master face to face.
I had built my castles, reared them high,
Till their towers had pierced the blue of the sky;
I had sworn to rule with an iron mace --
When I met my Master face to face.
I met Him and knew Him, and blushed to see
That His eyes full of sorrow were fixed on me;
And I faltered, and fell at His feet that day
While my castles vanished and melted away.
Melted and vanished; and in their place
I saw naught else but my Master's face;
And I cried aloud:  "Oh, make me meet
To follow the marks of Thy wounded feet."
My thought is now for the souls of men;
I have lost my life to find it again
Ever since alone in that holy place
My Master and I stood face to face.  

The Greek word for “CONVERTED”,  means to turn around.  Metaphorically, to turn one’s self from one’s course of conduct, i.e. to change one’s mind.  
1Tim 4:15-16    Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.    Pay close attention to yourself  and to your teaching;  persevere in these things,  for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.
Christianity contemplates, yea demands a changed life!       “And He was saying to [them] all, ‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.’”   Luke 9:23

My Prayer:
Lord help us to find our lives by losing them in You.  May we see you truly with each breath.    In the name of Jesus     Amen