God’s Reality

As I sit here, safe in my home, I find that a great many things become apparent. God is so incredibly good; his goodness spans the confines of our finite human minds. Ouch… that’s hard to even ponder!

I find it interesting that everyone is up in arms, blaming each other for this horrible New Orleans tragedy. One person blames the federal government, another the state, still another the populace itself, yet never a word is mentioned about this all happening according to the will of God. Man doesn’t want to hear that God allowed something like this to happen! We are so stooped in our sin that we refuse to recognize a will other then our own. The paradox of course is that each and every human being is fulfilling God’s perfect will daily whether they claim to ‘reject’ it or not.

Right now I’m going through an awesome book by Charlie Peacock (New Way to Be Human), and as he puts it- “Since sin is always about having some other agenda than God’s, repentance is first about turning from my false understanding of reality to God’s true reality. When the eyes of my heart are enlightened, I see reality as it is…” God sees us as pure through the blood of his Son and gives us this reality; his reality! There is nothing grander and more hopeful then that- life takes on meaning and purpose.

I think we as Christians walk this road but don’t give the gravity of the situation a second thought. It hit me this week how very, very fortunate I am. How often do I think about how my sins held the dying son of God to the cross? How often do I smile and give thanks when I realize that I have been given the most amazing gift there is? How often do I share this free gift with others? Do others see Christ in my actions and how I lead my life?

We should live this life with fervor and dedication, as though everything is new and exciting- the promise of God is fresh! Why is it that so many Christians become dull objects as the years go by? We have the promise of eternity and the love of God. Who in all the earth could be happier? Yes we will fail, but we will not be defeated, because the battle has already been won.

“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.” -1 Timothy 4:12

This is a verse the Lord has been using in my life lately, it’s become somewhat of a ’spurring on’ theme… Hope you are all doing well, thanks for reading this huge blog. I don’t do these too often, so I apologize for the length!