Jesus said WALK with me. He did not say WORK for me.

A common misunderstanding is that our activity for God will bring us closer to God.

No, it will not. In fact, the exact opposite is true.

On Memorial Day several years ago, I was reflecting on the reason we Americans have holiday remembrances like Memorial Day and Independence Day. I thought about the sacrifices made by others for the freedoms I have today. Having visited Gettysburg, I reread Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and envisioned its first reading on the sight of that battlefield.

My mind then went to my standing at the probable site of the crucifixion of Jesus on a trip to Israel. I imagined another battlefield address – one from the foot of the cross at Golgotha.

I had a defining moment on a hillside at Falls Creek Oklahoma on a Thursday afternoon in 1966. It was there that I wrestled for about 5 hours with the question of whether or not I would go all in with Jesus. I decided yes, and that hillside became a sacred place for me.

Call unto me and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. Jer. 33:3

The only way for you to know God’s will is for him to reveal it to you. You will never discover it on your own.

Henry Blackaby