The One

I get really disappointed sometimes because I don’t hear very much about Jesus in evangelical circles. We talk about what we should and shouldn’t do, but we don’t talk that much about Jesus. I believe that growing in faith means getting to know Jesus better. I think if that happens, the rest takes care of itself. I don’t mean to say that we should not try to be good people, but I think when we focus so much on rooting out sin and doing good, we lose our focus on Jesus.

Jesus is the one who roots out sin and does good through us. Paul talks in Galatians about how he died and Christ lives in him. I think if that happens, we will do the right things. We focus so much on what we should be doing, we forget that Christ has done it, is still doing it, and will do it through us if we let him. Jesus is the one who changes us. We do not need more education or tips on how to live the Christian life. We need Jesus.