Zebra Ministries

Good morning Zebras,

I love you, and I’m concerned God's people are so far off-track these days they can’t even see the rails. When I look at what’s passing as Biblical teaching, I start to wonder if I’m crazy.  Doesn’t anyone else see that it’s wrong?

God’s love does not exist to make you feel better about yourself.  That’s the influence of psychology and all the self-help books.

God’s love exists to transform you into a different person who loves Him back with all their heart, mind and soul and is compelled to live a life that brings honor and glory to Him.  God cares more about your holiness than your happiness and when you understand that, that’s when you will find permanent joy.

Of course, when I start to feel crazy all I’ve to do is get off Facebook and open the Word of God.

2 Corinthians 5:13–21:  “If we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.  For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.  And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again…”

God did not send His Son to die on the cross to make us feel better about ourselves, He sent Him to reconcile the world to Himself and He revealed Jesus to us so that we can be His ambassadors to the world.

God loves us, that’s a fact, a fact that should be internalized and believed.  A fact that transforms us, sets us free, and compel us to move on because we understand it isn’t the only thing we need to learn.

Hebrews 5:12–6:3:  “You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food.  For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right.  Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.  So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God.  You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.  And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding.”

1+1=2 and God loves you!  Both foundational truths to build on.

Jill