Workout- Rest Day
Bible Reading- Luke 20:20 - John 5
Jesus asks the disciples, "Who do people say that I am?". They respond with words like, "Prophet and Messiah". Then Jesus digs a little deeper and asks them "Who do YOU say that I am?". It's a tough question sometimes. Reading the books of the gospels in a concentrated format forces you to answer this same question. Is he truly the son of God or was he simply a nice man. Did he truly perform miracles or were all of these events overblown stories of good deeds. What do you believe of these stories to be true?
Personally, I believe that Jesus truly is the son of God, empowered to do the miracles described in the books of the Gospels. I can't say that I always understand it, but I believe it. I believe that he healed the sick and the hurting. I believe that he brought the dead back to life. The tricky part is, is that I don't feel that you are allowed to believe some and discount others. I can't say that Jesus gave the blind man his vision but didn't really feed the five thousand. If I am going to accept some of them, then I have to accept all of them.
Of course the biggest miracle of all is that He would forgive our sins, allowing us to have eternal life. Do you believe this? I guess the necessity of believing this hinges on whether or not you believe there is more to life than just what we are doing day to day. If you think that what we are living right now is all that we have, then I suppose the idea of grace and forgiveness is null and void. However, if you place your hope in a better life to come, then the need to believe that Jesus came to redeem us is infinitely greater. In my opinion, the need to believe this exponentially increases our ability to believe that this is true to begin with.
So... If we can get to the point that we believe the most difficult miracle of all, (Jesus dieing for our sins so that we may have eternal life), how can we even begin to discredit all the other miracles described in the gospels? So I guess this brings me full circle to the original question. Who do you say that He is? Is he a living eternal God capable of performing miracles in your life or is he simply a nice guy in the history books?
-Michael
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Why am I doing this?
I have found that I am in need of a project. I also have several goals that seem to be nagging me lately. 1. I need to get in shape. Although round is a shape, it's not so much what I am looking for. 2. I need to read the Bible more. It has yet to become a vital foundation to my faith on a consistent basis. 3. I would like to write more. It's something I greatly enjoy, but simply do not make time for it.
So I have decided to take the next 90 days to simultaneously complete the P90X fitness challenge, Read the Bible in 90 Days, and Blog about my entire experience. Viola! This condenses all three goals into a single project.
So I have decided to take the next 90 days to simultaneously complete the P90X fitness challenge, Read the Bible in 90 Days, and Blog about my entire experience. Viola! This condenses all three goals into a single project.
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