Resist the devil and he will flee from you. But once he had latched onto the nut, he could not get his hand back out. He wanted the nut so much that he was not willing to let go of the nut. How many times are we like that. Sometimes we have to let go, in order to obtain what we desire.
Life is filled with contradictions.
No where is this more true than in Christianity. Throughout the Bible we are told things that contradict with what we are normally taught to believe is true. And this constitutes a real conflict for some in their thinking. Throughout the summer we are embarking on a spiritual journey in our sermons that is designed to lead us into a closer walk with God and to prepare us for the challenges of the next millennium. I trust that you will find each sermon a key, or a step leading you closer to the spiritual goal of being like Christ.