What God Can Do

Who hasn't heard of the Florida Gator's Tim Tebow? Who has heard of the story of his father's prayer for him and his mother's "miraculous" pregnancy that astounded doctors? Below is the video that tells beginning story of a football player who stands up for his faith in Jesus Christ.

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Fire or ice, which one is it going to be?

*Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire...

Here America is, buried under a mountain of snow and environmentalist are claiming it's all because of "global warming." Pardon me if I am mistaken but I thought the "warming" in "global warming" meant that we should be experiencing the chill of record breaking low temperatures. It seems to me like no one can explain to us why we're in a deep chill instead of a colossal thaw and it also seems as though things just aren't lining up in favor of "global warming". But wait, read the following Bible verse.

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
2 Peter 3:10

I believe in one solitary instance of a life-threatening global warming catastrophe; the event that is described in 2 Peter 3:10. However, this melting of the elements and this burning up of the earth is the result of the Lord's instruction and won't be because of our driving cars or excessively populating the earth. This destruction is not just warming-it is heat and fire beyond what we can image, it is the power of God as he eliminates this earth and forms again a new heaven and a new earth. If you're fretting because you think that there actually is "global warming," don't worry about it because God has it all under control and he knows that he's the only one who can cause such a thing to happen. One day this earth is going to be super heated but we're not going to be here to see it, those of us who are Christian's will be in heaven looking on as Jesus Christ engulfs the earth in the blaze of his power.

* The opening quotation is from the poem Fire and Ice by Robert Frost.

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In Pursuit of the Gold

Dedication, practice, and commitment to their passion drive Olympic athletes to compete for the gold. Sometimes an athlete will fall, injure themselves, or fall short; but the best know that when defeat happens-you get back up again to strive for the prize. In some respects, the life of an Olympic athlete can mirror the life of what we Christian's should live. We need dedication to Jesus Christ, we need to study his Word, and be committed to the cause of Christ. In a sense, we Christian's are striving for the gold-the crown that the faithful will receive in heaven. As we strive to lay up our treasure in heaven, we need to ask ourselves an honest question. Each day, are we going for the gold and pursuing the rewards that Christ will give when we get to heaven? We will fall, we will suffer pain, and we will feel defeated, but we can get back up and run the race. Even the youth will faint and be weary but we know that the Author and Finisher of our faith waits at the finish line and he is cheering us on as we run toward him.

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
-Hebrews 12:1-2

Most people can start our running a race but it takes a true champion to finish the race and to receive the gold. Gold, silver, and bronze; which position are you in? Go for the gold; race toward Jesus.

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The First Love

A teddy bear holding a heart engraved with "I love you" peaks out as you pass the seasonal aisle. Chocolate hearts call for your attention and an assortment of Valentine's cards are prominently displayed for starry-eyed passers by; February 14 looms in the very near distance and you're...single. You secretly desire to have a honest to goodness Valentine card from someone special but you know that now isn't the time that God has planned that for you. What's a girl to do as she passes by the seasonal aisle and waits for the young man that God hasn't yet brought her way? The answer is simple but it requires much effort on our part, we are to make Jesus Christ our first love. We are to realize that God loves us more than any person can or will ever love us. While we are waiting for our earthly valentine we need to be concerned with loving the lover of our souls-the one who died so that we might know a deeper and greater love. In his perfect time, and if he so chooses to bless us, he will fulfill our desire for that certain someone but we will never truly be satisfied with an individual until we are first completely satisfied with our Savior. Yes, it is not easy to go through Valentines Day and watch as people receive roses, romantic cards, and teddy bears from their sweetheart but we can remember that we have one valentine that means more than any other. This Valentine died on the cross and wrote "I Love You" written in red.

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:10

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Remember when it Rained?

Three crosses, agonizing death, and one Savior. The sky darkens as the Man on the center cross lifts his eyes to heaven and takes the sin of the world. Thunder rumbles, people weep, and the rain falls; it is finished. I often think that that storm on the day of Christ Crucifixion was a sign of God's pain at the death of his only Son. The raindrops were like tears-tears that fell from the face of a Holy God as watched Jesus suffer and die so that you and I might have forgiveness for our sins. How easily we forget the agony of Jesus Christ and often we become complacent in our salvation from sin and death. We forget that Jesus Christ became a man so that he could defeat Satan and make a way for us to break free from the bondage of sin.

For the Wages of Sin is Death but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
-Romans 6:23

Jesus Christ was not obliged to die for us but he did because his love for us compelled him to die in our stead. We were not entitled to salvation, it was given as a gift of high price. What would you and I have thought if we had stood on the hill of Golgotha and watched as our wickedness was placed on a perfect God? Would we have felt the falling rain and not desired to be washed in the blood of the Lamb or would we have bowed our head and prayed for the salvation that had been accomplished on that cross? Would we later have forgotten that scene that we experienced? I would hope that we would have never ceased to remember the death of our Savior. As we live each day that God has given us let us not forget the One who died so that we might have life. Never forget the rain that fell as our Savior washed away our sin with his drops of his cleansing blood.

The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying:“ Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.
-Jeremiah 31:3

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Go Maddy!

Can I share this little secret with you? I can? Great. I've never seen a solitary episode of American Idol but this year I'm rooting for one of the contestants. If you have heard, Maddy Curtis is a sixteen year old homeschooled girl who is a contest in this season of American Idol. While I don't endorse American Idol and wouldn't watch the show, I think it would be great if a homeschooled girl could with the contest. Our society needs more young people who will be able to be in the spotlight and shine the light on Jesus Christ as well as on home education. If you would like to know more about Maddy, you can visit the Rebelution where they have recent post about the contestant and the show.

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