So so good!!!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Acts 17:24-28
24 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.
25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.
28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’
This God is the only God worthy of worship!!!
25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.
28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’
This God is the only God worthy of worship!!!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Sometimes when I write I don't know where it will end up...
Even the smallest beam of light puts an end to darkness...
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.”-Matthew 5:14
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”-Matthew 5:16
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it”-John 1:5
“I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.”-John 12:46
“For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness”-1 Thessalonians 5:5
Christians, we are called "Children of the light". We have light within us; this light is powerful, it disrupts darkness and overcomes death. This light is love, it's peace, it's hope, it's strong and it's real! I think a lot of Christians, myself included, forget that the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is inside of us. We have been given the Holy Spirit, think about that for a second...we have the third member of the trinity living inside of us! Because of this amazing truth, God uses us to speak life into people and we have the privilege of watching the Kingdom of God grow.
The Kingdom of God will never be smaller than it is right now...that's incredible! We can't be stopped because Jesus couldn't be stopped! Evil's best attempt at getting rid of Jesus resulted in eternal life for those who believe in the Gospel...
The Gospel isn't rules, it isn't religion...the Gospel is beautiful and scandalous all at the same time. God came to earth and was fully man and fully God. His name was Jesus and he loved on all different kinds of people for over 30 years. He hung out with murderers, liars, hookers, religious people, rule followers, and any other kind of person you could imagine. He spoke to these people about a God most of them didn't really know about. He spoke to them about a God of love...a God whose kindness leads people to repentance and a God that pours out grace to cover ANY sin; past, present or future. Jesus was the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15), he loved sinners and those far from God so much that he chose to die for them. Jesus chose to endure the most excruciating pain the world could inflict on him and that wasn't even the worst part of his crucifixion. After all of the physical and emotional torment, God absolutely obliterated him. Every single bit of wrath that God possesses was poured out all over Jesus and the bible actually says that It pleased God to crush him...why did it please God to crush his son?? Because God knew this is the only way we could be with him. It pleased God to crush Jesus for US!!! All we have to do is believe in Jesus and repent of sin and God has already done the rest! We don't have to change ourselves or try to be better...all we have to do is abide.
I pray that every Christian who reads this will own the title as "Children of the Light" and I pray that it will propel them to share the good news of Jesus with people. For anyone who isn't a Christian I pray that God would grab a hold of your heart! God loves you so freaking much and wants you to know that he has created you for a specific purpose! You were created in the image of God, your life matters!!!
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.”-Matthew 5:14
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”-Matthew 5:16
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it”-John 1:5
“I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.”-John 12:46
“For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness”-1 Thessalonians 5:5
Christians, we are called "Children of the light". We have light within us; this light is powerful, it disrupts darkness and overcomes death. This light is love, it's peace, it's hope, it's strong and it's real! I think a lot of Christians, myself included, forget that the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is inside of us. We have been given the Holy Spirit, think about that for a second...we have the third member of the trinity living inside of us! Because of this amazing truth, God uses us to speak life into people and we have the privilege of watching the Kingdom of God grow.
The Kingdom of God will never be smaller than it is right now...that's incredible! We can't be stopped because Jesus couldn't be stopped! Evil's best attempt at getting rid of Jesus resulted in eternal life for those who believe in the Gospel...
The Gospel isn't rules, it isn't religion...the Gospel is beautiful and scandalous all at the same time. God came to earth and was fully man and fully God. His name was Jesus and he loved on all different kinds of people for over 30 years. He hung out with murderers, liars, hookers, religious people, rule followers, and any other kind of person you could imagine. He spoke to these people about a God most of them didn't really know about. He spoke to them about a God of love...a God whose kindness leads people to repentance and a God that pours out grace to cover ANY sin; past, present or future. Jesus was the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15), he loved sinners and those far from God so much that he chose to die for them. Jesus chose to endure the most excruciating pain the world could inflict on him and that wasn't even the worst part of his crucifixion. After all of the physical and emotional torment, God absolutely obliterated him. Every single bit of wrath that God possesses was poured out all over Jesus and the bible actually says that It pleased God to crush him...why did it please God to crush his son?? Because God knew this is the only way we could be with him. It pleased God to crush Jesus for US!!! All we have to do is believe in Jesus and repent of sin and God has already done the rest! We don't have to change ourselves or try to be better...all we have to do is abide.
I pray that every Christian who reads this will own the title as "Children of the Light" and I pray that it will propel them to share the good news of Jesus with people. For anyone who isn't a Christian I pray that God would grab a hold of your heart! God loves you so freaking much and wants you to know that he has created you for a specific purpose! You were created in the image of God, your life matters!!!
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