Nothing Without You

I read a story from a pastor recently that had a terrific impact on me. He was writing about his early days in ministry and some of the difficulties he faced. Most of these problems were a result of sin that remained rooted in him even after his conversion to Christianity. His problems resulted in a bit of a breakdown. He struggled to find the point in anything he was doing, even in his role as the worship pastor of his church. All of his struggles led to a conversation with a pastor friend of his, in which he stated “I just feel hopeless”. He fully expected his friend to offer encouragement, and assure him that he was not hopeless, but his friend’s response took him off-guard. With compassion, his friend replied, “Bob, I don’t think you’re hopeless enough”.
We can learn a valuable lesson from Bob Kauflin’s experience, and his friend’s response. When we come to Christ we come with NOTHING. Sin blinds us to this fundamental principle and leads us to believe that Christ may complete us, but is not everything. We will sing Nothing Without You by Bebo Norman this Sunday to affirm the reality that we are nothing without Christ, and the things that we do bring need to be offered to Him as a sacrifice.