Life in Him

Where else will I go? There is no other name by which I am saved! It is You, only You.

We talked about "What if I have doubts?" this morning at Zoe's. The sermon came from John 20:24-31. "As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you." This is what Jesus tells us in John 20. However, we get it in the way of what God wants to do with us. We're covered in doubt, shame, insecurity, and comparison to others. We must move beyond our "failures to experience our callings." We talked about two different pieces of framework that will strengthen our faith:

1. Establish a bedrock foundation. This occurs when we realize the importance of Jesus' death and resurrection. Historians and authors and researchers today claim that only Jesus' teachings were significant. They push aside the sacrifice Jesus made, regarding it as unnecessary and unimportant. But failing to recognize Jesus' death and resurrection for us completely undermines what He did do! There is no point if we forget all of that! Even one of Jesus' disciples did not believe in His resurrection. He said he must "see the nail holes in His hands and touch the wounds in His sides" to know what Jesus had done was real. His sacrifice is the foundation for us! It's not just about His teachings! "Because He lived I can live. Because He loves I can have hope." We can have a foundation built on the rock and still be unsure of some elements in our faith. Everyone is. But if we lack a foundation based on Jesus' death, we have nothing. We have to "set aside the multitude of questions and begin simply, first and foremost, with the death and resurrection."
2. Experience Jesus personally. He already knows our doubts- even when we deny that we have doubts. He tells us to believe in Him and what He's done for us. He tells us to accept. By His wounds we are healed. His death and resurrection was not some historical event, "it is a present reality that provides us with truth every single day." We should be overwhelmed by Jesus' love for us, despite our imperfections! Truth should be exploding at the core of our souls. John 6:68 says, "Where else would we go? Jesus holds eternal truth and life!" So that is the point. Where else would I go? Life is found in Him.