Here we are. Finally,
week 7. We’ve survived ‘Snowmageddon
Dos: Revenge of Jack Frost’ or something of the sort. I’m not sure why exactly I didn’t this week,
but I neglected to pen down what people learned this week in their times alone
with God. I regretfully proclaim that I
was somewhat distracted this week as Tyler and I had been watching the Mizzou
game right up until we started study. So
therefore, it was more difficult to make that transition to being totally 100%
ready for study. It’s ok though,
right? Righto!
The thing that we quickly discovered about Chapter 7 this
week was that it was definitely more theology based than some of the other
weeks have been. The basis for our
first discussion centered around the term of “union with Christ.” I believe that everyone has been exposed to
this term at one time or another or is at least familiar with the concept. That union helps us to fix our eyes on Christ
and God accordingly and gives us the opportunity to become more like God. It also sets a standard for us to attain. For us to be truly united with Christ, we
need to be striving for Christ and seeking after Him in all that we do. Otherwise, we are nothing but fans of Christ
instead of being a follower. Through
drawing near to Christ, it gives us the ability to grow in the qualities and
virtues of God that are out there. For
some additional information, feel free to flip through Romans 8…at your leisure…in
your ‘70’s style leisure suit if you wish…while driving a Vista Cruiser.
We next discussed the concept of aiming at something you’re
not and compared it to becoming
something that you are. The simplest way
to describe is that we can’t become God but we can become like God. If we try to make ourselves God in our own
lives, we are destined to fail. We can
never attain that perfect nature that God embodies and will always fall
short. However, by following the example
that Christ set for us, we can strive to become more Godly. We can see our actions reflect Godliness in
ways that we never could on our own.
Food for thought. Our union with
Christ ultimately gives us the ability to become Holy which we would never,
ever be able to do on our own. A
take-home point for this week is that a life lived in union with Christ will
take on the attitude of being dead to ourselves and the world around us. Our attitude will then shift to having the
desire to become more Christ-like and Holy to boot. Some more reading material for this week…Romans
6.
Courtesy of Jen, our special joke of the week…What do you
call a bear with no teeth? A Gummy Bear!
And now for your moment of reflection…
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