So, I am home sick today... what lovely fun it is.
Last night was Overflow
, and it was a great time. I feel so old being there, even though I am only four years removed from college, but it is such an amazing worship environment. I am reminded each week that there is a generation who is chasing after God and what He wants for their lives. Who are willing to sing out to Him from the overflow of their heart. In the words of Hillsong, they are "rising up to take their place."
We sang a song last night by David Crowder called "Remedy". It speaks of the fact that God is the remedy for our brokeness and in turn we can be the remedy to the world. If you know me, you understand that this so huge for me. I wrote this post on Myspace awhile back:
The message of Salvation has been on my mind recently (Although, I wish it was on my mind more). I think it has to do with time of year. The Christmas season, where we, in at least a small way, remember the day when rescue came to us.
What I have been thinking about most is the end goal of my faith. A common thought is that becoming a Christian and following Christ simply gets you to heaven and helps you to lead a good life along the way. This is the gospel that we share to others. Christianity can become no more than a pass to an exclusive club. This can breed pride and apathy in the believer because there is no reason for us to develop our faith, let alone share it with anyone.
So it hit me the other day why I have hope in Christ. I believe that Christ is the hope that I can be made whole. That one day I can be everything that God intended since the Garden. Complete, repaired, no longer broken. This is justification and sanctification. The act of repair! How could you not want to share that with others!?! The Gospel is about salvation to the lost, healing to the broken, food to the hungry... This is not a goal that will be reached someday in a far off land, this is here and now. Heaven is simply returning home to see the One we were meant to be with all along.
And when the day comes, and Christ returns to earth, He will set everything right. His people and His world will again be made whole and holy. How can we not rejoice in this message!?! This is the Good News!
To me, this is truth. One day I can be everything I was meant to be. I will no longer struggle to place God first in my life. But until then, I hold to Hebrews 12:12-13:
"Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed."
