It's Not About Me

...O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son! -2 Samuel 18:33

The love that King David showed for his son was amazing. Absalom had taken his kingdom, shamed David before all of Israel, and was trying to kill David. When Joab, David's servant had killed Absalom in battle, David's only thought was that his son was dead. David overlooked all of the wrongs that Absalom had committed and was committing against him. Similarly, Jesus died on the cross, bore all of our sins that we had committed against him, and faced separation from the Father because in spite of all of the terrible things we have done to him, he still loves us with all of his heart. We are to be the same way. It doesn't matter what a person has done or is doing to you, you are to love them the same, the kind of gritty, willful love that David had for his son, and the love that Jesus has for us.

Now I'm Finally Where I Belong...

Looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of the great God,
and our Saviour Jesus Christ. -Titus 2:13

In the midst of whatever life throws at us, It is important to remember where our home is. For those in Christ, we belong to the Father, and someday soon we will be taken up in the clouds to be with him forever. Forever communion with a loving, awesome creator.

It is also important to realize that from the moment that Jesus has come into your heart, He is continually working in you to transform you from glory to glory. You are no longer the same person you were. Some days can be tough, and it can be hard to see the changes that God has made in you. The enemy of our soul wants to dishearten and discourage us. But we walk by faith, not by sight, and we are more than conquerors through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

He Lives In My Heart...

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness - 1 John 1:9

Living at college, I see many people trying to fill a void in their life with many different things. People think that a boyfriend or girlfriend, sex, alcohol, drugs, a 4.0 gpa, or whatever is going to fill the void they feel in their life and make them satisfied. But the truth is, while those things may feel good for awhile, the next morning or the next week, or the next month that those things that we have been trying to fill the void have failed. While those things appeal to our flesh, our physical being, the void can only be filled by a spiritual presence. Jesus wants to come and fill that void. He is ready to come into your heart and to cleanse you of those things that you've done, those things that you can't forgive yourself for, he can take that pain away. It is the way we are meant to live, in communion with a holy and righteous and loving God, one who will never abandon us or forsake us, even when we forsake him. He wants you, and He is the only thing that can give you what you are missing. He died for you so that all those things you've done could be brushed aside. It took the blood of Jesus, the blood of innocence, and that blood can cleanse you and bring you to the Father. And He is a perfect father, He loves you and He has a perfect plan for you. Give your life to him, it's time.