...the
apostles, chosen
by Jesus
to continued
to spread
the message
of the New Testament and the salvation of Jesus.
Within the lives of these apostles and the testimony
of who they used
to be compared
to who they
are now.
Many of the apostles
made what
most would
consider major
violations of the Christian
faith while right in the presence of Jesus, the testimony
of God's desire for us and His eternal promise, bequeathed
upon Jesus' death and resurrection.
The
twelve came from all kinds of backgrounds and needs...but
when they met Jesus they stopped what they were doing and
followed him above all else.
Many
times Christians find Jesus and stop everything and
follow him above all else for a short time and they
learn and begin to know his power and receive the
blessings...but real life starts to creep back into
their daily existence.
Real
life starts to cause distractions from what is working...did
you ever notice how whenever something is broken it
takes every bit of our attention, but when it is working
perfectly our attentiveness to caring for it is redirected
to other things that are on our "to do"
list...but we don't realize that it is even happening.
God
wants us
to be
responsible for
our actions
and take
care of
business. So,
we go
about the
task of
taking care
of our
business not
even realizing
that certain
things essential to our continued progress
and success are being taken off the "to do"
list in favor of non-essential activities; old habits
that you quit doing to concentrate on God (habits
that might not be unbiblical in any way, but are a
problem for you because of the effect they have on
your life).
The
teachings in the Bible are there for us to apply
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