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Foundation Problems? – Bryant Wright

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“The heart of the prudent gets knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.” – Proverbs 18:15 KJV

We live in a world of information overload and, as a result, we must look to God’s Word to find the true values by which we must live. Otherwise, our relationship and other problems will surely overwhelm us.

What we seem to lack is the basic knowledge that is so essential to the well-being of our world. “We are drowning in information, but starved for knowledge,” observes trend-spotter John Naisbitt.* The more information we acquire, the less essential knowledge we seem to absorb—often with dire long-term consequences.

So, what’s the answer?

When the foundations are shaking and you wish you could hide, remember that God is still in control. His power is not diminished by any turn of events. Nothing happens without His knowledge and permission. When you feel like running away– run to God. He will restore justice and goodness on the earth in His good time.

*Megatrends, John Naisbitt

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He Gave Up His Rights – Bryant Wright

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“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” – John 1:14 ESV

Jesus, the Word, 100% God, stepped out of heaven, took on the flesh of humankind, and entered our world. With this huge step of becoming flesh, we see that Jesus willingly set aside His divine rights.

To be clear, Jesus did not suffer from any type of divine identity crisis. He was very clear on who He was and is. Yet, Jesus did not hold onto this equality with God the Father, but made Himself nothing. Literally, He emptied Himself of His divine rights to take on the form of mankind. He took on the limitations of space and time, and in some cases limitations of knowledge and power, so that He could identify with us.

Now, to follow Jesus, to experience God at work in and through us, we must also be willing to give up our “rights.” If we are not very, very careful, these “rights” will create an actual barrier between us and Jesus. They will become a weight that hold us back. One of the greatest tragedies of Western Christianity, and especially American Christianity, is that we allow God’s blessings to hold us back from following Him.

If we look through the gospels, we see Jesus challenging people who want to follow Him to give up specific “rights” or “blessings.” He asked them to set aside or leave behind family, occupations, homes, money, safety, security and comfort. His challenge was clear: if they decided to follow Him, it could cost them everything…but they would gain eternity with Him.

Do you accept the challenge?