Common Sense Is A Personal Relationship with Jesus Christ

If you don't have Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, you don't have common sense. Common sense is logic and reason applied to everyday living. And we can't apply it if we don't have a constant, consistent everyday life with Jesus Christ. 

Common sense isn't gone; it's just not being applied with the right motives. What does God's Word say to us regarding this use of logic and reason? 

Isaiah 1:18

“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool."

and again in 

Romans 12:1

"Therefore I exhort you, brothers, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy to God, well-pleasing, which is your reasonable service."

Reason applied to our lives and lifestyles: obedience to God's Living Word which comes to live in us when we repent of our wicked and evil ways and begin to live according to His Word through the power of His Holy Spirit. 

This is that day.

There is no set-in-stone sinners' prayer. 
Just pray from your heart like I did. 
Use your words to seek out God,
acknowledge your wrongdoings,
admit you are a sinner and 
ask His forgiveness.
And if you are truly sincere,
then God will truly forgive you.
And you will become His child.
Believe that Jesus Christ is 
His only begotten Son
who died on the cross in your place/stead,
was buried and rose from the dead
after three days, 
conquering death, hell and the grave in that time;
who walked out of the tomb and
into the garden 
and eventually
the hearts of we who believe. 
Commit yourselves to following 
Jesus Christ 
wherever He may lead you.
Commit yourselves to reading and studying
God's Word on a daily basis 
with the help of God's Holy Spirit
leading you and guiding you
and revealing to you and I
moment by moment
the Truth of God's
Love in His Word.
A-B-C
Admit sin in our life
Believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ
Commit your heart to following Him

Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

Believe and Receive

or

Doubt and Go Without

It is not true that faith is unreasonable or illogical. In Isaiah 1:18, God is speaking to us also, when He says, " Come now, and let us REASON together,though you sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." God offers us a logical and reasonable answer to our sins. But what is sin?

Sin is rebellion against God and God's will. The root of all evil is pride. It was pride that filled Lucifer after God created him. God covered him with every precious jewel, he was adorned. But this angel wanted to be adored, above God, and chose to war against God. Lucifer lost and was thrown out of heaven, out of God's eternal presence and light. His pride and arrogance in who he thought himself to be enticed one-third of God's angels to fight with him; they too were kicked out of heaven. Now known as Satan, Lucifer uses pride to lure people away from God's Word still.

Exodus 20 outlines the Ten Commandments which God wrote and gave to His people:

• Verse 1-3 God speaks/reveals Himself as our deliverer and our God
• Verse 4-6 God forbids idolatry and grants us mercy
• Verse 7 God tells us not to swear using His name
• Verse 8-11 Reminds us to honor the 7th day of the week, for that day is holy
• Verse 12 Honor our mother and father and our days will be long upon this earth
• Verse 13 Do not kill each other
• Verse 14 Don't have sex with anyone but your wife or your husband
• Verse 15 Don't steal from each other
• Verse 16 Don't tell lies about people
• Verse 17 Don't be wanting something that belongs to someone else

Now, breaking any one of these commands, tells us we have sinned against God. But many people choose to deny God's existence, and therefore His Word is not adhered to. We bring the consequences of our actions on ourselves by choosing to disobey God's Word. We have a choice when it comes to God, God's will, God's way, God's Word. He created us with the power of choice, or 'free will.' God is not a dictator nor a tyrant. He is the Almighty God, Creator of the heavens and the universe and everything therein. So, He gives us the choice: choose God and receive grace or deny God and lose grace.

The logical thing to do here is choose God. By choosing God I have entered into a contract, both binding and legal, to submit myself to God's will for my life. I choose to serve God and live my life under His authority and blessing. My will, what 'I' want is no longer of importance to me. What God wants for me far exceeds any desire I may have. And what did He do when I made that choice? He filled me. He filled me with His Holy Spirit and I began to sing in a heavenly language. He filled me with song and I began to write songs to Him and for Him. He filled me with hope and joy and love. God daily fills me with Himself more and more. Why? Because I let Him.

I know my Redeemer lives. He lives in me. I live in Him.