Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
John Newton

So many people, including way too many Christians, think Christianity is about being perfect. They think if they get it together, work hard enough, or just don't do the really bad things; then they'll be OK.
Yet my favorite hymn in the whole world reminds us that Christianity is not about being perfect. If I was perfect, Jesus wouldn't have needed to come. If I could just "try harder," Jesus wouldn't have been nailed to the cross. If I could stay away from the bad stuff, Jesus wouldn't have had to die.

When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick."(Matthew 9:12, New King James Version)

If I were able to do it, I don't need Jesus! But I can't. I'm a wretch, a poor terrible sickling whose soul desperately needs a doctor.

Are you perfect? Maybe you need a doctor. Call on Jesus, He is the Great Physician!

As for me, I'll steal someone else's tag line: I'm Josh, and I'm the wretch the song refers to.

Greetings

Welcome to my blog.

This is going to be a blog about saying things I need to say. I need to say it because it's burning my heart and my bones. I shall start at the begining. These aren't my words, but are some of the most important words I know.

“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
(Acts 2:36, New King James Version)



So there you have it. Whether you believe it or not God has made Jesus "both Lord and Christ." Will you acknowledge that, or live in denial?