Friday, September 7, 2007

The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. From one man he made every nation of men that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact place where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. For in him we live and move and have our being, as some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.'
-Acts 18:24-28

Wow! I mean, WOW!! That's just amazing. I read that just now as a devotional, and was just hit like a ton of bricks. That's just amazing!!

"And he determined the times set for them and the exact place they should live." Jesus knew me back like 2,000 years ago... That's seriously something to think about! I mean, something that's really been laid on my heart a lot recently is that Jesus thought about me on the cross. He died for my sins. I kind of have this thought that when Jesus was dying for us, he thought of us by name and knew our faces, so that's something to think about. Jesus thought about me when he died. Whenever I think of someone's last thoughts being of someone, it's usually in a great romance, ya know? Like Romeo and Juliet, they thought about each other as they died, but Jesus loves me [and you] so much, he thought about me when he died! That's a lot to wrap your mind around! And he knew me. It said in the passage I quoted that he knows our times and where we should live, so Jesus knows where I live: d-oh! But think about it, he knew way back THEN. Jesus.Knew.Me.A.VERY.VERY.VEERRRY.Long.Time.Ago. That's so awesome, to know that he had a plan set out for my life even then.

"God did this so this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out to him and find him", he made it so that we could choose to worship him. He wants us to reach out and find him!! How amazing is that!!! I mean, sheesh! That's all he wants, people! God is a jealous God and when we don't make him our first priority then he doesn't like that, it's not like he's going to send a bolt of lighting down to smite you. He's just going to be sad, but, he wants us to know that he's always there. Like I said in my intro he's just a heart-beat away. Not even that!! He's always with you, no matter if you believe or not! That's pretty awesome to think about!!

That's about it for me tonight! Wow, man I just can't believe I read that. I feel like I can move mountains now! Praise the Lord!!!!!
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