Standing in her crisp white dress, the warm sunshine engulfed her silhouette.  She stood anew in the fullness of Christ.  Her outside array had not changed, for she wore the same dress day in and day out.  It was the blood red inside that had turned to tar and blackened with time.  Each ooze of sin slowly dissolved the crimson red pumping through her veins.  Deeper still, her soul encapsulated the Holy Spirit; whom was ever present and ready to dissolve what it needed to and to pour-out joy and freedom again.  With the quickening and prompting from several truthful blogs, the bride returned to see the twinkle in her Savior's eye.  Come home dear one, God is waiting with bated-breathe; His love for you runs deeper and clearer than you can see, to the bone and marrow of your being. 

Joe's blog depicts an excellent communication of this subject: 

http://www.mychurch.org/blog/378451/My-Church-My-Church?nominate=OTM1MzA=


Laura's blog is a resounding truth as she eloquently displays the desire that should be evident in each of our inner-beings: 


http://www.mychurch.org/blog/377988/What-Backslidden-Looks-Like

God has chosen you, apple of His eye, for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit of the Lord through belief and truth.  I am equally awed and inspired to know the God of Hope fills me with all Joy as a part of His fruit of the Spirit.  For the fruit of the Spirit is one unit all running together and pulsating through each heart beat of love in you.  This beat is in the Power of the Holy Spirit, for if one thinks about it, each breathe is only a Divine Gift from the One who blew life into your dust formation.  You are created, in present tense, for action in displaying this unconditional love to whomever the Lord places in your life.  You are created to display the Glory of the Lord. 

"Believe" is a verb-an action word, a term to denote thinking and movement in a forward sense. 


In His book  Encountering John, Andrew J. Kostenberger wrote: 

Apart from "Jesus" and "Father"  there is no theologically significant word that occurs more frequently in John's Gospel than the word 'believe', it appears 98 times.  Add God and Jesus through His salvation gift to you and it is complete...100.  A full amount when measuring in Pharmacy.  A complete total when in Accounting.  An goal for many runners who do attain the yards they strive for.  But with Jesus Christ, this is satisfied in You already!

In Christ we are called to be living verbs of belief.  We are called to be an action form of Jesus.  Doing the act!  For 'IN' Christ aren't you complete, isn't it 'IN' Christ you are made whole with salvation.  If you haven't start your spiritual fitness plan and begin walking in the Bible. 

In Kostenberger's dipiction of John, it appears the primary purpose is to engage in the reader/saint the act of believing, of placing their trust in Jesus Christ.  Salvation is already present when you confess with your mouth and ask for God's grace in your life...this is the belief in your daily choices.  Where the rubber hits the road in life...

Each day brings with it the freshness of Spring like season in your heart even when the weather is frigid.  For 'life' comes from a true walk with Christ.  Not living in the past, but moving forward.  Don't you think God knows about the past...he forgets it, shouldn't you even more!  It is cast into the sea.  From here forward you have the choice moment-by-moment to lead others to or away from Christ...in salvation and if they are saved in the area of life...where the rubber hits the road....

Lace up your rubber-soled tennis shoes, they look good paired with the Bride-of-Christ white dress you are wearing! 

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CompassionDave serves faithfully and has an exquisite addition for the plan we are to have: 

http://www.mychurch.org/blog/378663/Married-Men-Get-with-the-Program


Finally, Scott has an VIP addition! 

http://www.mychurch.org/blog/378625/Treat-Everyone-Like-a-VIP