Wednesday, April 15, 2009

WHAT IS MISSING IN YOUR LIFE?

There is a secret waiting to be discovered. There is an ingredient lacking in the lives of many Christians today, and few are able to recognize why their salt has lost its flavor. Believers zealous for the Lord and serious about their relationship with Jesus have dabbled with books to increase their borders and find a purpose for their life, but they have not yet touched the deeper spiritual reality waiting for them.

What is missing in the Christian life that makes the difference individually and in our congregations? The secret is found in one biblical concept – nobility.

From the Netflix to the local bookstore, shelves are filled with the answer. It’s been staring you right in the face the whole time but because it’s so obvious, it’s easy to overlook. Best-sellers have heroes— champions for truth, justice, and the American way. Box office hits promote the kings, queens, prices and paupers who rise up to defeat the odds, hold on to their integrity and principles, and overcome. The answer is universal, and it’s deeply routed in both our culture and in biblical themes throughout the Scriptures – nobility.

Spiritual nobility is not something into which a person is born, but is a quality, a characteristic that requires a noble plan, determination, and faith. As the prophet Isaiah writes, “The noble man devises noble plans, and by noble plans he stands” (Is 32:8).

Today’s believers need a noble plan, and Noble Plans: Living As Heir to the King, gives men and women of faith the tools they need to transform their lives, their families, and their congregations. Noble Plans reveals the hero within, and helps you realize your fuller potential as children of the King of kings.

"The noble man devises noble plans and by noble plans he stands."

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