Saved By Death- Cade Wood

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     Something that popped into my mind when reading this was a quote from, in my book, page 31. It is taken out of context, but still, it made me think of this past weekend. This past weekend, I had the privilege of serving at a D-Now in Oxford, Alabama. I went with Addison and the two of us didn't know anyone. He knew the youth pastor, but other than that we were newbies. Long story short, the weekend was about Unity in the body of Christ. The last night he spoke on Jesus cursing the fig tree and basically the ability to discern those who claim to be Christians and are not producing fruit. He gave context about how fig trees, when they had leaves on them, always had figs growing. Although they were not always ripe, they were always there. The quote reads, "Death saved my life" (page 31).
     This reminded me of this weekend for two major reasons. Number one, Jesus died so that we might live. His death saved our lives, our eternal lives. Number two, if we are going to claim to live in that love and grace and forgiveness that He offers because of His death, then we should actually live in it. Becoming a Christian requires action. It requires change. One cannot be a Christian and be the exact same as he/she was before they became a Christian. We are saved by grace through faith prompting us to go and do the good works Christ has commanded us to do. He saved us through His death. We should at least have enough respect and reverence towards Him to live for Him when he died for us. Anyways, that's something that really stuck out to me.

I commented on Addison's and Luke's posts.

Comments

Clabo said…
While I did not make that connection, I completely agree with your post. It is crazy to think that eternal and infinite everlasting life was given to all mankind through the death of Jesus. The least we can do to honor and praise Him is to act the part we claim to be as Christians. Good content man, really enjoyed reading it.
February 17, 2020 at 9:38 PM
Addison Zanda said…
I had a FANTASTIC weekend with you dawg! The idea of the fig tree was greatly described, it may seem good on the outside but it’s hollow on the inside. Sometimes if we truly dive in to God’s word and never take what he says for granted, that comparison can change from it being good on the outside and inside. Love this post!
February 17, 2020 at 10:13 PM
Breanna Poole said…
I really enjoyed your post! Christians are called to act differently than they were when they were dead in sin, because we are now alive in Christ, we are called to serve and love. We honor and praise Him through our words, but also through our actions, which is just as important as anything else.
February 18, 2020 at 7:13 AM
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