Friday, August 24, 2007

Love

As the summer comes to a close, I just can't explain how God moved in my life. Here's a little summary then. Coming into the summer, my main goal was just to draw closer to God. I thought that in my head, but not in my heart. Over my life, God has been working in my life in such an amazing way. That way is called love. From the warm embrace of my mommy, to my sister tucking me into bead, to talking to my dad online, or to just the noogies from my brother Shawn, Jesus showed His love for me through other people. It's been so awesome, how my family, friends, and everyone were always there for me, regardless of how bad i was, they were there, but the most of all, the One who was behind all of it , was my Daddy, Jesus Christ. This is a bit personal, but i hope that's ay okay with youo, somethings you have to get personal =] Jesus showed me so much on just relying on Him this summer, from just the brooklyn missions, which i ll get more later into, to His fatherly love at the agape conference, all the way to the commitment and love of Jesus, it's been so great what Jesus has been doing. I just can't imagine, His love for me and this world. That He was willing to take all the pain, shame, rejection, suffering, and sin on the Cross for us. He offered himself as a living sacrifice to set us free. Just feeling His presence is just so awesome. How He humbled himself to the point that He became a common criminal for us, and how He gave His life so that we can know of His great splendors and of His love. Today at worship , it's just been such an honor worshiping God. Soaking in His presence , and just feeling just waves of His love has been so great. God showed me a lot about humility , and just putting Him before anything else. Before hat other people think about me, before what the person beside me is doing, but truly just magnifying His glorious name and feeling His love and to glorify who He is! and just how awesome my Daddy really is. God has been great. I want to encourage you just to seek His presence and to sing and to glorify of His victorious love, and How much He wants you.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

The Times of Jeremiah

What is happening to our nation once under God? I can barely watch the news anymore, it's the same thing over and over again. People getting murdered, the rich getting richer, more scandels, poor getting more depressed, it's the time of Jeremiah. The Lord is breaking forth calamity over our nation. Who is willing to take the stand, to rightfully proclaim this nation under God? For Christ? I really want to encourage you guys to look at the life of Jesus, and His life, and truly living up to who were called to be Sons and Daughters of God, disciples, Christians. Let us get out of the comfort zone , and allow God to take control of our life. Where are the Daneils of this generation? Where are the Isiah's? , the Elijahs, oh where. Instead of always huddling in the our selective cliques, let's break the cliques. Why can't we love one another? Are we not in the Body of Chrsit? Truly, why cannot we be unified? And then take the Gospel outsidse the 4 walls of church. To love all who come nears us, to be a Jesus to people, healing the sick, prophecying in Jesus name, and most of all, laying our lives down to do Christ's will for us. I see how our Heavenly Father is crying, everytime someone dies from a driveby shooting or a scandel, oh how corrupt is our generation. Lord God, we need you. These are your children O God. I see how so many times we clap, we dance , we say amen, but how many times do we deny our selves, pick up our cross , and follow Jesus Christ!Oh Fire fall down on us we pray. Father, reveal yourself to your children. Rise up a generation with selfless faith. There will be struggles, difficulties, temptations, but Lord i know that you've went through them and through the power of the Cross, i can over come them. Through the loving body of Christ, i can rely on one another and share and pray and read your Word, and love , and live for You oh Jesus. Come Father, We are so hungry for your name, come and change this generation. Fire, fall down. Reveal your love DAddy, reveal. by your grace Father, the time has come.