Wow, I wasn’t going to post about this yet but I can’t stop thinking about this song.  I get up early to hang out with God and read some other blogs.  This morning, I was looking at Pete Wilsons blog withoutwax and saw this song.

As I watched it made me wonder who the worship leader was!  I was intrigued by the fact that he was wearing oxygen.  I know I am shallow I guess.  But as I researched I found this.

It is so powerful and gave insight to a lot of the questions I had about the song and the worship leader.  Please take time to watch them both and then think about the words, the story, and how it might impact your everyday!

“John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus,  ‘Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?’” v. 2-3

As John sat in prison, he began to have some doubts about whether Jesus really was the Messiah.  If John purpose was to prepare people for the coming Messiah, and if Jesus really was that Messiah, then why was John in prison when he could be preaching to the crowds, preparing their hearts?

Jesus answered John’s doubts by pointing to the acts of healing the blind, lame, and deaf, curing the lepers, raising the dead, and preaching the Good News to the poor.  With so much evidence, Jesus’ identity was obvious.  If we sometimes doubt our salvation, the forgiveness of our sins, or God’s work in our life, look at the evidence in Scripture and the changes in our life.  When we doubt it is important not to turn away from Christ, but, to turn to Him!

“When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, ‘I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!’” v.9

In this passage today we see Jesus perform two different miracles, both showing His authority over sickness. But today, verse nine caught my attention.  Jesus says, “I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!” It causes me to think about my faith.  Sometimes I think it is easier to have superficial faith instead of supernatural faith.  I am still thinking through this but here are my random thoughts:

Superficial Faith

• has no depth . . . meaning it’s shallow faith that comes and goes
• has no life changing commitments
• isn’t very consistent

Supernatural Faith

• has depth . . . meaning it’s a deep faith that stays strong daily!!!
• has caused some one to experience life change
• is consistent and evident in a deep (consistent)  prayer life

There is probably much more to this list, but the challenge is to think about my own faith, would I be more likely to fall in the Superficial or Supernatural?  How about you?  Can you add anything to the list?

The Narrow Gate

13 “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell^[f] is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. 14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.

The Tree and Its Fruit

15 “Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. 16 You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. 18 A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. 19 So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. 20 Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.

True Disciples

21 “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. 22 On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ 23 But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’

Building on a Solid Foundation

24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”

28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 for he taught with real authority—quite unlike their teachers of religious law.

This passage of Jesus Teaching ends His Sermon on the Mount.  The key, putting your faith in Christ is the only way to spend eternity in Heaven! Watch how you live and who you listen too!  Make sure He knows your Name.  How?  By putting your faith in Him and surrendering your life to Him!