I wanted to have my devotional time in front of you today. Fact is, is a severe weakness for me - simply setting aside time to devote. So here's my accountability - an exercise in progress.
Matthew 16
What hit me today, Lord, is your contrast between vs. 14 and verse 16 - in 14 the disciples list 3 people: John the Baptist, Elijah, and Jeremiah... all who are dead. In verse 16 Peter makes a point to say you are the son of the "living God".
In my Christian experience there's always this emphasis on "life" and you conquering death. Why? I'm not saying it's not huge to conquer death, but why a living God?
This is what I'm feeling God say back to me: This emphasis is my life, not yours. Think outside of your earth and sky and think of how life was meant to be: reunited with me, love-filled, purposefully full of joy, meaning in everything, and knowledge of the true pursuit of the right - what it means and what it is. This is life. This is my breath that I breathe into you when you say "yes" to my life in you and abide moment by moment. Find death and life together and you'll find me there - building my life for you - constructing it out of the ashes of death and sin in this world. My life is full. My life is Joy and Peace. My life is what you all NEED. Only a living God can make that life.
Matthew 16
What hit me today, Lord, is your contrast between vs. 14 and verse 16 - in 14 the disciples list 3 people: John the Baptist, Elijah, and Jeremiah... all who are dead. In verse 16 Peter makes a point to say you are the son of the "living God".
In my Christian experience there's always this emphasis on "life" and you conquering death. Why? I'm not saying it's not huge to conquer death, but why a living God?
This is what I'm feeling God say back to me: This emphasis is my life, not yours. Think outside of your earth and sky and think of how life was meant to be: reunited with me, love-filled, purposefully full of joy, meaning in everything, and knowledge of the true pursuit of the right - what it means and what it is. This is life. This is my breath that I breathe into you when you say "yes" to my life in you and abide moment by moment. Find death and life together and you'll find me there - building my life for you - constructing it out of the ashes of death and sin in this world. My life is full. My life is Joy and Peace. My life is what you all NEED. Only a living God can make that life.
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