The other day I went to a beauty supply store with my wife. While in the store I saw somethings that disturbed me. There was so much fake stuff that it scared me! You know what I'm talking about. There isn't anything nowadays that can't be made to look real!There is fake jewelry, fake shoes, fake perfume, and my favorite; fake eggs and bacon. Now why would anyone do that to eggs and bacon! The word "imitation" has become almost as important as the word "real". Another word used today is "substitute". We substitute everything, even our teachers!
My wife wanted to bake a cake the other day so we went to H.E.B. to get some vanilla extract. I picked up a bottle but she told she want to use the "real" vanilla. She didn't want any part of her cake to be fake. Shouldn't we want our lives to be the same as Jacqueline"s cake? There's nothing like the real thing! There is nothing like my Jesus! There is No Substitute!
He is our Peace! He is our Strength! He is our Burden Bearer!He is our Joy and our Love! He is..... The Real Thing! No matter how we try to make our lives easier! No matter what we do to make ourselves feel good! No matter how we twist it and turn it, there is no substitute. The blood Jesus shed was real! The cross He died on was real! The love he has for us is real!
Everyday this world is getting faker and faker. It's getting to the point where we can't tell what is real or not real. We need to see through the lie into the truth. Just as Jacqueline wanted the real ingredients in her cake, we should want our lives filled with the love of Jesus! Now that's the "Real Thing"!
Father help us to be "real" to you, as you have been "real" to us.
In Jesus holy name, Amen
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