Core Values

Romans 8:10 "If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness."

The Earth is a mass that spins and moves through space. It's the only planet known to mankind to have life. It has a perfect mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, argon, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide in its atmosphere to support ALL life. It is an endothermic planet, meaning that it provides its heat from within.

On the outside of the earth is a crust. On this crust lives all life; animal, plant, reptile, and fish. On this crust storms rage and destroy life and property. Fires devastate. Wars are waged. Children are killed. Yet every day new life grows. Flowers bloom and children are born. Land ravaged by storm and fire sprouts forth with new life and beautiful flowers. Cities laid to waste by storms and wars blossom with hope and charitable acts by other people. Sometimes the core within the earth, that molten hot liquid magma, builds up too much pressure and explodes to the surface. It creates a volcano and its fiery lava flows freely, seemingly destroying everything in its path. But what is in that lava? Minerals and nutrients brought from deep within the Earth. Things like potassium, calcium, iron, and aluminum are found in lava. These are valuable to sustaining life on Earth!

Just like God's picture of the solar system is an example of how our lives are to revolve around His Son, so to is His Earth an example to us of how His Son dwells within us. A lot of times you hear people talk about "Being on fire for Christ"; there is reason for this saying. Jeremiah 23:29 "Is not my word like Fire declares the LORD; and like a hammer which shatters a rock!" Jesus Christ is the Word and therefore a fire that lives within you.

On the outside; on our "crust" we all have stuff. We have self esteem issues, anger management problems, drug and alcohol addictions, and a myriad of other things that change our features. These storms of our life can have devastating effects on our bodies. They can cause us to age early, to eat abnormally; they can cause us to lose our teeth, hearing, sight, and can make us sick causing organ failure and even death! At our core however needs to be the Savior, the Fire of God's Word. Sometimes we need a volcano to erupt from deep within us. We need Jesus to rise up and completely destroy and consume that which is on the surface. His fiery flow will only leave behind a path to follow! When lava burns down a mountain side, it consumes all that is in its way. When it's done, a clear path with no obstructions has been formed. The same can be true for the Word of God. Let Jesus' lava flow consume all that is in HIS way and create a clear path of righteousness, free from obstructions and distractions from His purpose!

The human body is endothermic. The Christian spirit needs to be the same. ("Let the Word of Christ dwell in you RICHLY...." Colossians 3:16)

Remember that in everything God does, He can be seen and glorified. He is the core of value!