Discipleship

Recently I signed up for a prison ministry called Crossroads Bible Institute, a reformed outreach to inmates who are being exposed to the Gospel and are going through basics of Christianity. This ministry uses people to correct lessons the priosoners work through to help them grow in their relationship with Christ and also proclaim the gospel to them. I received my first lesson last week. I realized in many ways that I need this ministry just as much as the inmates. I need the gospel and the person and work of Christ to grow in holiness and to rest in His promises. I pray that this ministry will reach out to priosoners and encourge them to grow as disiples of Christ

I realize, though i am not in jail, that sin creates a bondage; it affects how I think and desires its own way rather than seeking Christ who frees me from the dominion of sin. Soren Kiergegard once quipped that man is dizzy in his freedom. Life may see like a series of repeated actions that actually enslave us. It is through Christ and the Gospel that ought to give a disicple freedom to live in the grace and mercy of God.

I pray for the inmates who are part of CBI, and may the Holy Spirit quicken their hearts to receive God’s free grace for the forgiveness of sins and to live a life worthy of the gospel.