I never read the book The Secret, but I read the synopsis on Amazon, and it seems like the core idea is New Age mind-over-matter stuff. Well, here is the Real Secret:
19 For God in all his fullness
was pleased to live in Christ,
20 and through him God reconciled
everything to himself.
He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth
by means of Christ's blood on the cross.
was pleased to live in Christ,
20 and through him God reconciled
everything to himself.
He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth
by means of Christ's blood on the cross.
21 This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. 22 Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault. ...
25 God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you. 26 This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God's people. 27 For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory. 28 So we tell others about Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has given us. We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ. 29 That's why I work and struggle so hard, depending on Christ's mighty power that works within me.
It really is amazing: we sinned against God and deserved to be killed, but He killed Himself instead of us, but His Life defeated death, and now He infuses His Life into those who Believe and makes them as holy as He is.
Heavenly Father, how could you love us so much that you would spill Christ's blood for us? It is amazing love. We were worth nothing and deserved only wrath, but because of Christ's sacrifice, we are now your treasure. Dear God, how is this still a secret? This is so amazing! Lord, please break us over our sin and the magnitude of Christ's redemption. Lord, please use me to serve the church and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. May I work diligently to advance your Kingdom today. I ask in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
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