THE DAILY BLUEPRINT FOR 7-14-06

NOTHING ABOUT HIM

ISAIAH 53:2
For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground; He has no form or comeliness;
and when we shall see Him, there is no
beauty that we should desire Him!


The fact that we know JESUS CHRIST as LORD says a lot about what has been written down about this Man - The Word in Isaiah says that there was nothing about Him that would attract us to Him - our human nature always seems to cloud our judgment and we cannot see things clearly - Often we think that if we saw JESUS we would just be drawn to Him by His looks, but not according to the Word of God - It says that there was nothing about HIM that would attract us to Him - once JESUS came closer and healed and loved and showed compassion on others- then we saw who HE was - but it was not on the outside - but inside - God has given us HIS Holy Spirit who testifies of the truth of who JESUS is - our hearts are drawn to Him - but apart from the Spirit of the living God - we would not be drawn to HIM at all - In the next verse we will see just how people felt about JESUS -stay tuned - its important to know that God loves us - not because of anything we have done or have not done - He loves us because HE made us - the Word says that HE loved us before we loved Him - if we were to come up with the way to be saved - I don't think we would want JESUS to die - but God said this was the only way - there is only one way into heaven -and that is though the Son! Apart from Christ -we all die in our sins - He saved us - and we owe HIM our everything - during HIS time on this Earth there those who wanted JESUS dead -they did not want JESUS coming on the scene and messing up their personal kingdoms - there are people just like that in the church today - they act the part - but deep inside they do not even know Him - they play the part - but the truth will be seen - just like the truth that JESUS is the Messiah - many on the day HE was killed -denied Him and said - He was not the Messiah -because HE should not die - they had missed the whole thing - JESUS came to save us - and that is just what HE did! Amen! Praise God!

A side note: Have you ever been the last person picked for a sporting event? Ive been there and done that - many times -what is it about JESUS that would make us pick HIM? Nothing at all - He chose us- because we would not chose HIM on our own!

When you live in CHRIST you see more then mets the eye!

C O M P A S S I O N P R A Y E R R E Q U E S T
Friday 14Pray for Snehadan Bagh in East India, who suffers from sickle cell disease. Pray for the child's improved health.
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LIVIN IN THE WORD FOR FRIDAY 7-14-06
WHO WE SERVE NOW WILL DETERMINE WHERE WE SERVE LATER!