August 3, 2010

“It’s Not As Hard As You Think”Deuteronomy 30:11-20 (NCV)

“This command I give you today is not too hard for you; it is not beyond what you can do.....14 No, the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it. 15 Look, today I offer you life and success, death and destruction....... I am offering you life or death, blessings or curses. Now, choose life! Then you and your children may live.

To choose life is to love the LORD your God, obey him, and stay close to him. He is your life” Deuteronomy 30:11-20 (NCV)

Pastor’s Blog

JB Phillips, a brilliant Bible scholar, theologian, translator of the Bible, had a vision, actually a face to face encounter, in the 1960’s with his friend CS Lewis after Lewis had passed away.

While Philips was sitting in his living room reading he looked up and saw Lewis sitting in chair across the room. This wasn’t a mirage but Lewis actually sitting there (JB Phillips a British theologian and scholar was far from the kind of person who was prone to “see things”- you can read about this in his wonderful little book, The Ring of Truth).

As their eyes met, Lewis said to him, “It’s not as hard as you think”. Isn’t that good? It’s not as hard as you think.

Moses tells us, “it’s not as hard as we think”. We have the Bible, the Holy Spirit, the Body of Christ, friends and family, and the ability to choose.

In fact new studies on the human will seem to reveal that our will is created to submit. Submit to whom or what is the question. Either way it’s a submission.

What if it’s actually true, that it’s not as hard as we think. What would that mean to you, today and tomorrow?