Epilogue: What's It All About?

Story:
Once upon a time, there was a church. It was a good church, but the numbers on the record book looked bleak: attendance—falling; budget—unmet; and baptisms—few. The more the church examined the numbers, the more despair they felt.

What to do? What to do?

So they set aside their record book in exchange for THE book, the HOLY book, to search for timeless answers.

They discovered many stories about numbers—about rich men and poor widows, about prophets and kings.

And about one man. THE man who was THE God.

Suddenly, the discouraging numbers from their own records faded away—all they saw was One…Jesus.

Their eyes lit up with glee; their joy returned; and they praised the One for His mercy…and His saving of this one, and that one, and that one, and this one….

The End.

Question:
Where’s my focus—on numbers and records that I can count, or on Jesus? Where am I really safe…and saved?

Answer:
* I have no power to face vast armies that come against me, so my eyes are on you. 2 Chronicles 20:12
* Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. Jeremiah 17:14
* My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he plucks my feet out of the net. Psalm 25:15
* I have not come to what may be touched, but I am receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken. Hebrews 12:18,28
* I fix my eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of my faith. Hebrews 12:2

Moral:
Jesus. It’s all about Jesus.

--from Wednesday's class, Nov. 7