I believe in Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, my elder brother, my lord and master.

I believe that he has a right to my absolute obedience whenever I know or shall come to know his will; that to obey him is to ascend to the highest point of my being; that not to obey him would be to deny him.

I believe that he died that I might die like him — die to any ruling power in me but the will of God — live ready to be nailed to the cross as he was, if God wills it.

I believe that he is my Savior from myself, and from all that comes of loving myself, from all that God does not love, and would not have me love — from all that is not worth loving; that he died that the justice, the mercy of God, might have its way with me, making me just as God is just, merciful as he is merciful, perfect as my father in heaven is perfect.

I believe and pray that he will give whatever punishment needed to set me right, or to keep me from going wrong.

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How much sweeter life would have been if I had been what I am now becoming.  I can feel the change, although at times it seems very gradual.  I suppose that’s how God wants it to be.  We live in a world, particularly in developed societies, where waiting patiently for things is just not acceptable.  Even our technology centers on getting it good, getting it cheap and getting it NOW.

Microwave ovens can put out tasty, home-cooked meals in minutes.  Remote controls save time and energy from having to waddle over to the TV or other device in order to activate it.  Why go to the doctor’s office when your online medical advisor is just a click away?  The internet is the world’s largest shopping mall and flea market.  Screen possible mates on the web before you actually have to interact with them.  Instead of having to deal with our own problems, we can escape to an abbreviated version of someone else’s woes in a huge lineup of reality shows.  Drive-thru’s are everywhere and provide quick access to food, dry cleaning, tag renewals and your money.

I’ll be the first to confess to enjoying the conveniences, but have we begun to worship them?  George MacDonald said,

To have what we want is riches, but to be able to do without is power.

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