I'll Run to You

So I'm being pretty corny today and I am trying to study because I have been studying non stop for three days and I can't take any more. I decided to watch a litttle tv and I came to this channel that is showing The Gospels of John. Yes it is one of those old movies that they used to make about the books of the bible, but I was intrigued, so I decided to watch. So far, so good...I'm not sure how it's going to end though... =)
Anywho, as I was watching it and seeing how they were portraying John the baptist, I was like, man this is going to be a horribly cheesy movie. But then Jesus showed up on the scene and they portrayed him the way I always think of him. He was smiley, and happy and all together pleasant. He was passionate and wise, but not irrogant. I loved it.
Then they showed him meet his first disciple and this is the part that really got me. Now we all know the verse in John, "Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, 'We have found the Messiah'." So what did they show, Andrew high tailing it across the beach to tell his brother of Christ. And it made me think, here I have this love and this knowledge, but I know so many people that don't know Christ. What keeps me from running to them and telling them "I know what can save you, I know what can make you live!" I think it's shyness or probably insecurities that I don't know it all. I don't know but it does not really matter, it does matter that I'm not doing what I need to do. I saw how excited Andrew was, his face was lite up and his brother was reluctant to follow him, but he was so excited. Jesus says, "My father is always at work, so I too must continue to work." I'm going to take this to heart, I want my friends to know, I want them to understand. I want my family to know, I want everyone to know. So I'm going to not only show it in my life, but I'm going to speak of him non stop. Don't let me be a pharisee who says I believe and be reluctant to follow Christ as he commands me.
My prayer to Christ is to have the strength to stand for what I believe and to know that my praise does not come from men but God alone. If 12 men could impact a world, just think what we could do. So where will we get enough food to fill all these people? How about from the love of Christ.

Sex, Money and Power

I've been really busy so I'm just going to put up these services. My church is doing Sex, Money, Power: the Man series and so far it has been amazing. Our church is always a good time. but anyways, this is really, really good for guys but I think girls can get a lot from it too. so here is the link to the series, pick whichever you feel most drawn to, or if you are bored, watch them all.

http://www.newspring.cc/225499.ihtml?id=225499

Washed by the water

"Even when the rain falls
Even when the flood starts rising
Even when the storm comes
I am washed by the water
Even when the earth crumbles under my feet
Even when the ones I love turn around and crucify me
I won't ever, ever let you down
Won't fall as long as your around me"
-Needtobreathe
Washed by the Water

So this is one of those songs that I've listened to maybe twice before and it's so beautiful but for some reason it really hit home today. I guess maybe cause it's raining outside. But the beginning of the song talks about how their father is a preacher and how people started turning their backs on him and talking down on him pretty much, but that his father stuck it through and remembered who he served. But I love the line in this song that says "Even when the ones I love turn around and crucify me" because if there is one thing I've learned in life, it's that God is the only one that will never let you down. So many people you think you can count on, even your christian friends and family will eventually let you down somehow. They might turn away from you, but the only thing you can do is continue to love them with the love God has for you. But not only that but the fact that you are "washed by the water", it's obviously a metaphor for Christ life on earth, above the water you are a sinner, then you are dunked and completely surrounded by the love of Christ and you come out clean. Everything else from the world washed away and left with Christ. And it's just so amazing to think of how much he has done for us and how we no longer need to worry because he has taken it away and kept it for himself. It wasn't necessary, but he did it because he loved us.
Sorry ya'll, but if that doesn't make you want to jump up with joy for a never failing God, then I don't know what to tell you.
Oh and I think something that I really wanted to point out was that the best thing about all of this is that when we feel like everything else in the world is going to suffocate us and fall apart, there is God and his love to hold us.