How to come under His Lordship?

. By washing others feet

John 13:14

Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.

. By doing as for Him

Colossians 3:23

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,

. By setting apart

1 Peter 3:15

But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer  to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope  that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,

. By our willingness

Acts 22:10

“‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked.

 “‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’

Thoughts

. One of the keys to real religious experience is the shattering realization that no matter how hateful we are to ourselves, we are not hateful to God.  This realization helps us to understand the difference between our love and his.  Our love is a need, his a gift.  We need to see good in ourselves to in order to love ourselves.  He does not.  He loves us not because we are good, but because He is. - Thomas Merton

. The finite mind does not require us to gasp the infinitude of truth, but only to go forward from light to light. - Peter Bayne

. The way to grow strong in Christ is to become weak in yourself. - C. H. Spurgeon

. Our minds are stuck in a rut, a pattern of thinking that is antagonistic to the will of God.  Successful Christian living depends on getting out of that rut and establishing another one that is characterized by biblical values and ways of thinking. - Doug Moo

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