I forgot...
Did you know that Jesus is awesome? Because I forgot. I forgot the beauty of my lord, the power of His offer of life to the dead, and how He swings the balance of eternity from life to death for those who call on His name. And my life reflects that, because if I remembered these things, I would be telling people about His awesomeness. I would be fervently praying for my friends who don't know Him, because I would remember that eternity is the only thing that matters.
Praise God that He is not dependent on my fervor (or lack there of) to bring people into His kingdom! That in all His wisdom He has surrounded me with a community who continue to do His work when I stop. This week a friend of mine decided to come home to the Father... another prodigal son comes home to his awaiting Father who runs, embraces him, and restores him to sonship. As I listened to my friend tell of his homecoming, his voice was saturated with the joy that only the knowledge that God’s love has saved you from death brings, and I suddenly remembered the awesomeness of Jesus, and how He had rescued me from death and the reality that my voice no longer sounded like my friend's. And He is awesome, not just because He saved my friend whom I love (which is reason enough), but because He never forgot about him even when I had. My friend had made the decision that he was ready to return home, but had been waiting for 2 months for someone to ask him. Though I had forgotten, God still used Jeremy to ask him to come home! (Thanks Jeremy!)
How will I remember? I don't want to forget, but a feeble mind combined with a weak spirit is a deadly combination. Add to that my sin of pride, daily duties, and a passionless walk with God, and God's kingdom is a distant memory I use to care about. In the face of this question, I am praying that God will give me insight and grace to try again. I believe that even this week He has given me an opportunity to remember Him. I am meeting with a co-worker who does not know Jesus on Friday, and I ask that you would pray with me that I would remember the power and love of Jesus when I ask her, "Do you know that Jesus is awesome?" J (this was supposed to be posted 2 weeks ago, and I finally got my word document to open up.. computers are not always my friend.)
Praise God that He is not dependent on my fervor (or lack there of) to bring people into His kingdom! That in all His wisdom He has surrounded me with a community who continue to do His work when I stop. This week a friend of mine decided to come home to the Father... another prodigal son comes home to his awaiting Father who runs, embraces him, and restores him to sonship. As I listened to my friend tell of his homecoming, his voice was saturated with the joy that only the knowledge that God’s love has saved you from death brings, and I suddenly remembered the awesomeness of Jesus, and how He had rescued me from death and the reality that my voice no longer sounded like my friend's. And He is awesome, not just because He saved my friend whom I love (which is reason enough), but because He never forgot about him even when I had. My friend had made the decision that he was ready to return home, but had been waiting for 2 months for someone to ask him. Though I had forgotten, God still used Jeremy to ask him to come home! (Thanks Jeremy!)
How will I remember? I don't want to forget, but a feeble mind combined with a weak spirit is a deadly combination. Add to that my sin of pride, daily duties, and a passionless walk with God, and God's kingdom is a distant memory I use to care about. In the face of this question, I am praying that God will give me insight and grace to try again. I believe that even this week He has given me an opportunity to remember Him. I am meeting with a co-worker who does not know Jesus on Friday, and I ask that you would pray with me that I would remember the power and love of Jesus when I ask her, "Do you know that Jesus is awesome?" J (this was supposed to be posted 2 weeks ago, and I finally got my word document to open up.. computers are not always my friend.)
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