3 Reasons to Keep our Connection with Christ Strong

Remember all that math you never thought you’d EVER use in your adult life? Well, I think there’s one geometrical truth that needs to be considered. When connecting two dots to form a straight line take care that you don’t stray off the trajectory by even one degree. Precision, exactness, carefulness are necessary for the two points to be perfectly joined. Veer to the left or right just a smidge and you will eventually find yourself in another place entirely. The same holds true for our spiritual life.

Here are at least three things to consider in your line-up with God:

1. Of the two points that make up this faithful line, God’s point never moves. James 1:17 says, “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.”(NASB) If you find that your walk with God isn’t as close as it used to be check to make sure you are still walking close to Him. The only thing that creates separation between us and the Lord is sin. If/when you discover what it is that is keeping you from walking close to the Lord confess it and ask for forgiveness. God is quick to re-align us in His ways.

2. Our connection with the Lord is only through Jesus Christ. The believers in Colossae were encouraged by the Apostle Paul to keep the main thing the main thing – that being Christ. Colossians 1:22-21 “Yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach-- 23 if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.”(NASB)
There will always be people who offer up a “new and improved” Christianity. Be wary of them. God’s ancient words hold true every time. He is perfect. We are not. We need help to Him. He has given us one way, through Christ alone.

3. Every hope we have in living a victorious life now and in the life to come is derived from our unbroken connection in Christ. We are bolstered by these truths found in 2 Peter 1:2-4 “Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; 3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 4 For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of {the} divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.”(NASB) Christ has given us EVERYTHING we need for life and godliness!

We live out this fine line of faith day by day, moment by moment. Some days are good, some we’d rather forget. God knows our failings and our victories. At every point remember His great love for you and don’t hesitate to get back on the right track if need be.
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Our encouragement is to fix our eyes one the One who draws us to Himself and leads us to our final destination, one step at a time. 

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This post was brought to you by the musings prompted by the word of the week from Five Minute Friday. Set the timer for five minutes, free write on the word prompt and let the the whole world see what happens! For more great posts on the word, "One," go to Five Minute Friday.

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