Thinking

It’s snowing today. Or raining. Not sure which one, really. Still, it’s thinking weather out there.  And this is what I’m thinking today.

I’m gonna start a blog. I’ve never kept up a journal for very long. I’d skip weeks, sometimes months, and then it would fall apart altogether.  But here I go again. Maybe this time it’ll be different. I want to write every day until my family comes back to the States. 18 July. That’s 143 days.

So, 143 days. 143 entries. How hard can that be? Ha.

Onward.

Today I read that James Cameron is putting out a documentary which is supposed to prove Jesus never rose from the dead. When I saw the article, I didn’t feel anger. I didn’t feel the need to rise up and post a response in order to prove the resurrection actually happened (though I believe it to be true with every fiber of my being). I simply felt a deep sadness for Mr. Cameron and the countless others like him who will someday bow their knee at the name of this very-much-alive Jesus with no excuse for their foolish refusal to believe. And the righteous King will send them to suffer eternally in the lake of fire for their rejection of the Son of God. It is completely just, yet inexpressibly sad.  

Yesterday’s reading of 1 Corinthians 1-4 with Ann included this:

1 Corinthians 1: 18-23, 27 For the word of the cross is to those who are perishing foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. ¹⁹ For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.” ²⁰ Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ²¹ For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. ²² For indeed Jews ask for signs, and Greeks search for wisdom; ²³ but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block, and to Gentiles foolishness . . . 27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong.” (NAS) 

Let them call me a fool for believing in Jesus; believing that he is God who became perfect Man, believing that he died in my place on the cross and yes, believing without even a tinge of doubt that he rose again. To me, a sinner saved by grace, this message is the very power of God.