All the works of man, and that which his heart labors for will all come to an end. When he grows old and weary, and his visions only become distant dreams he will realize that little by little everything is fading away like the leaves on autumn’s rain. The only tangible tools and virtue you and I eternally possess are worship and love.
Make every effort to exercise a life of worship and love for God while expressing your appreciation for others. These last forever!
Preachers and teachers attempt your best to always preserve the message of the Gospel with a clean heart. Many messages being uttered from various platforms today are rooted and tainted with unforgiveness, offense, and painful dissensions without the speaker ever realizing it. This occurs because the painful scars of each man’s cross have not been thoroughly addressed or healed, thus binding his or her listeners.
Come humbly, come gracefully, but come to the altar of God, and be healed from your past. You and I can not offer others what we ourselves do not possess. Remember, it is Christ you and I represent and his message has the power to set us all free.
There is power in His Name.
There is a promise that God would not only comfort us during difficult times, but that he would use what the enemy of our souls means for harm, and turn it around for something good. I continue to feel this immense painful loss when thinking about the tragedies of this past weekend. I don’t know if I am mourning because of the scenario in which this tragedy occurred, or I am mourning thinking about what the families must be going through. It could also be the vast exposure I’ve had over the years to mass tragedies. But, I believe we can safely say it is painstakingly sad.
I’ve thought was it his passion, his excellence, or his determination that captivated me. Or simply perhaps his own humanity, overcoming the many obstacles of life - in itself. Perhaps it’s the way he resided in my living room even after I’ve preached my heart out the past decades, or it’s the achievements of pushing and reaching the summit of life.
Whatever the case or cause, I trust that in God’s immense sovereignty he is looking down at this world with great compassion. Hoping in some way to trigger once again our humanity, and wake us up to our inevitable destiny. With all the crazy and twisted news we hear on every platform nowadays, I still believe that this tragedy will cause even the most calloused hearts to turn into flesh.
As we speak, nothing is outside the reach of God, and these are the times that he is predisposed to embrace and show us his mercies and his goodness. Hold tight your loved ones, your friends, your colleagues, your church members, and even the Cross. Kobe did, why can’t you and I! Come to the cross of Christ today and be comforted by God.
Photo of Kobe courtesy of an unknown photographer.
