'Relationship – Not Religion'

strife, friendships that degenerate. The perfect example of someone in deep conflict with others is the Biblical character of Jacob.

Conflicts permeated Jacob’s life. He deceived his father and stole his brother, Esau’s inheritance. After he ran away from those conflicts, he experienced more. He was deceived by his father-in-law, Laban, who married him to the daughter that he did not want. Jacob had to serve 7 more years to marry the daughter he desired. Jacob deceived Laban, which diminished Laban’s wealth while making Jacob rich. Jacob’s brothers-in-law hated him

“While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Rom 5) While…God didn’t wait for us to become good enough, right enough, or together enough. In fact, it was precisely because we have missed the mark that Jesus came into the world offering himself as an atoning sacrifice. ‘Pure in heart’ is not ‘perfect in heart’. When you, warts and all, seek after God, it delights God. To be pure in heart means that you want a real relationship with the living God. Then you will experience transformation from the inside out.

God wants a relationship with you!

Yours in Christ,

Jonathan