"Only Jesus" -2

"And unto the angel of the church of Sardis write; These things saith He that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and are dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die; for I have not found thy works perfect before God." (Revelation 3:1 & 2) Herein we find the other side of the strengthening; to be strong in the Lord, and not commit sin. This is our choice, and requires a heart that is broken; broken not for the regret of sinning, but rather from the price which was paid to free us from the bondage of sin. This might be the reason that those within the Catholic Church surround themselves with images, statues and crucifixes that have Jesus hanging on the cross; to remind them of the price which was paid for the sins that they might want to commit. Let me burn that image into my heart and mind, is what Paul was getting at in His letter to Corinth; which is what we that are not of the Catholic faith must do; an image that reminds us of what was done for us, and that portrays the cost of sin. Instead, what we see, in more cases than not, is the image of ourselves either being victorious or falling short; played over and over in the shadows of our mind; as if this image that we see of our self is the bases for our standing with God. Well is it? Not hardly!!! It is only Jesus, the one who died for our sins, that gives us a right standing with God; anything else falls way short and is dead. The strength that comes from the image of Jesus on the cross is one of love; and if that is not the case; well, let's just say that something is missing, and maybe we might need to revisit the cross to find out what it is. Understand what I am saying, and remember what it means to be set free from sin; because it is not about how we might fall into sin, or even walk into it; but rather or not we try and justify our sin in one way or another; because, how can we try to justify something that was paid for with such a great price?