Thursday, April 21, 2011

True Love

If you ever wondered what Easter is really about, or maybe like me, you can use a reminder check out this video:

Monday, April 18, 2011

Cracks In The Foundation

Last week I went into the bathroom in our basement downstairs and stepped into some water that shouldn't have been there. At first I thought my mom was a little over zealous when it came to washing the floor, but after some investigation I found out that the water was coming in from outside. And as I talked to different friends and family members it turned out we weren't the only one with this problem.

You see the night before we had a huge downpour and since the ground here was still frozen, the water had no where to go but in the cracks in our foundations and into our basements.

What I found interesting about this all is that most people who had water come in had no idea that there was anything wrong with their foundation. It was only when the storm came that it became obvious something was seriously wrong.

Aren't our lives like that? We can go about our business day after day and call ourselves Christians, go to church and do all the right things and on the surface everything seems fine. But then when the storm comes we realize something is desperately wrong when we're up to our knees in water with no way to stop it from coming gushing in.

Like Jesus taught in Matthew 7:24-27:

"Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock. But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn't obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash."

Wednesday, April 06, 2011

Jesus Calling

For a while I've been looking for a good devotional book to start my day with and the search is over. Two weeks ago I picked up "Jesus Calling" by Sarah Young and it's been rocking my world.

It's written very different than most devotional books because it's written in the perspective of God writing to you and while it took a bit of getting used to, it's been amazing. Nearly every day I've been confronted with a profound truth or just something I really needed to hear.

If you're looking for a fresh element to add to your morning devotions, I highly recommend either picking up a copy of the book or downloading the Jesus Calling app in iTunes.

"The only thing you can grasp without damaging your soul is My hand." (Jesus Calling)