You know the saying, same thing different day? Well up until recently I thought it was clever and held relevance, however over the past week or so I have thought differently. There is no similarities actually, in fact, yesterday will never happen again, today will never happen again. More so, we are now in the year 2012, so last year wont happen again. This has caused me to take some time to reflect a bit and will be the topic(s) of my next blogging activity.
Christmas Eve service at my home church in Albuquerque we knew we would be hearing the story of Jesus birth, that’s a given. However this year it was presented in a very peculiar way, a video that was very well done (no idea who made it) and biblically accurate (good since we were at church). The sermon that followed this 10 minute video however wasn’t as much about the Christmas story as it was about what comes next, what comes now.
The questions are always raised; If God sent Jesus to save then why is the world such a mess?! If Jesus came to save us and set us free then why is there so much pain, war, hurt, despair, divorce, fighting, etc.? WHY?! You can use whatever adjective you’d like, we’ve heard them all and we’ve thought many of them at one time or another. The answer is simple: we were not made for this world; there is still a prophecy to be fulfilled with the return of Jesus, to take us home.
I then though, instead of me asking the “why questions” I need to refocus. God sent His Son to die for me, to take my place and then to prepare a place for me that I will live for eternity. Is that not enough? Well obviously that is enough, however then I am living a blessed life more than I deserve! I don’t want to brag but 2011 was good to me, some notable events included the following: Davis graduated high school and accepted college scholarships to do what he loves, Stephen endured hardships with unbelievable faith, pregnant cousins have experienced healthy pregnancies (thus far), friends who graduated got jobs right away, Kyle returned health from elbow surgery, Nonna had successful surgery and was released from rehab a month early, and an aunt gave her life to Jesus Christ. Again that is not to brag but that is just a few of the incredible things that blessed my life this past year, isn’t that enough?
It is. It’s more than enough.
However we are promised more, we are promised that He will return again to take us home, to our eternal home. So my encouragement, and what I want to pass along, is this: keep your eyes focused on the blessing we have been given, thank God for the blessings that happen along the way, and remember that our home is in the sky with Him. Can’t wait for that day, when God brings us home to spend forever with Him.
Always excited to hear your feedback, love ya’ll.
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