Puddingstone

      Did you know that a puddingstone is worth quite a sum of money? Now you may say to yourself..."well, what is a puddingstone?" It's a light colored stone with a bunch of dark pebbles on the inside. But if the pebbles are not attached to the of the rock, they are worthless! In a way, that is a perfect example of us and Jesus. You see without Him, we are worth nothing. You may think, "well I don't know Jesus and I am worth a lot! I"m popular, and a jock, I have a scholarship and life is going great for me." But in the end that is all worthless. All those things won't mean anything in the end. Without Jesus, we are nothing, life is nothing:  "I am the vine, you are the braches. If a man remains in me, and I in him, he will bear much fruit. Apart from me, you can do nothing."     John 15:5  (NIV). In other words, You Can Do Nothing Without Jesus. Another verse that can paint a bigger idea:  "The Lord is my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler and the horn of my salvation, and my hightower."    Psalm 18:2   (NKJV).  I hope that this is an encouragemnet, a comfort and an awakening for you.