Christ, Who Is Preeminent

Even as Christians, if our eyes are on the circumstances and people around us we are sure to find something to complain about. Our tendency to murmur, grumble, and gossip only shows how selfish human beings really are. Murmuring, however, can be overcome simply by Who Christ really is . . .

"Without Me, ye can do nothing." "Christ liveth in me!" "I am crucified with Christ!" "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me." Such things are true. They are true whether I believe them or not. But whether or not I believe them affects how I think.

"We have what we need to come to faith and spiritual maturity!

The old adage "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not to thine own understanding" carries tremendous weight for a New Testament Christian. As believers, do we believe what God says is true about who we are? Have we or have we not been made the very righteousness of God in Christ?