From: "Phil Rembleski" <PHIl@rescuechurchofchrist.org>

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Sent: Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 5:59 AM

Subject: 7-13-21 THOUGHTS

7-13-21 THOUGHTS  

We speak often of having a relationship with God.  It is right... we must not MISS GOD!  We call God awesome, and he is that and more!  This is the God who extends his love and himself into our lives if we will but let him in!  Our lives should be rich with his presence and powerful in his hope.  
John 10:1-10   "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. 2  "But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. 3  "To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4  "When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5  "A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."  6  This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them. 7  So Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8  "All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9  "I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10  "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
We can’t  MISS THE GREATNESS OF OUR GOD by following the strangers of the world!
“What is sin?― John Piper  
It is the glory of God not honored.
The holiness of God not reverenced.
The greatness of God not admired.
The power of God not praised.
The truth of God not sought.
The wisdom of God not esteemed.
The beauty of God not treasured.
The goodness of God not savored.
The faithfulness of God not trusted.
The commandments of God not obeyed.
The justice of God not respected.
The wrath of God not feared.
The grace of God not cherished.
The presence of God not prized.
The person of God not loved.
That is sin.”

My Prayer:
Bring us into your presence richly O God. Teach us to come to you with our all.  May we find the joy of you!  Help us to absorb all of the multifaceted beauties of your being.   Help us to not miss the abundant life that Jesus came to give, by following the voices of this world. May we not sin by missing the best O God.  
In the name of Jesus     Amen