so many things trying to pull us away.....

Movies, organizations, books, people all try to convince us of fallacies. Don't believe it. Test everything. Our hope, our salvation, and our foundation for faith is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This Gospel is the same as that Gospel first preached by the apostles and passed on to the believers in the early church. With so many confusing and conflicting ideas present in the world, we need to go back and be reminded of our simple faith in Jesus and his death, burial and resurrection. We need to un-clutter our hearts from all the ideas and issues that so often divide people, our churches, and rip apart our friendships. Today, let's be reminded of that simple Gospel of Jesus and build our life there.

Almighty and Precious Father, I love you. I cannot begin to thank you enough for your love and grace, displayed so powerfully to me in Jesus. I know the basis for my hope and the foundation on which I build my life is the Gospel of your dear Son. Thank you for giving me something so simple, steadfast, and sure. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.