rants of a beggar

¹⁸ The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. ¹⁹ As the Scriptures say,

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.”^[a]
1 Corinthians

Wisdom can be so arbitrary at times..

It’s so easy to fall into the temptation of our own “loftiness” that we can lose sight of the obvious. Moments of clarity foreshadow the most brilliant of ideas. It’s as if the Wisdom we diligently seek, masks itself right in front of us.

What makes the cross seem so foolish?… Love

The Cross is where the sin of Man and the holiness of God collide. God’s righteousness demands judgment, yet God’s heart longs for reconciliation. The chasm created by the first man “Adam” can only be bridged by another man “Jesus Christ”

The Gospel of Christ is THE most powerful and obvious demonstration of Gods reckless love. Yet the wisdom found in Christ death and resurrection has eluded man for thousands of years, hidden behind the logic and self-absorbtion of men who call themselves “wise”

How will you reflect upon the Cross?
Will it’s depth and obvious power elude your own lofty thinking?
Or will you embrace it’s “foolishness” and find the redeeming power of Christ love..

So tonite while in prayer during our Youth Meeting..

A light when on in my head..

“Purity gives you Freedom to share Gods Love and Joy.”

It hit me like a ton of bricks.. only cause freedom is something that we long for from sin. Yet sin has a way of sticking around.. no matter how hard we try, it is always there. Only because it is apart of our flesh, and it wages war against our spirit.

Freedom for me has been something that is always on the forefront, and never something I have lived perpetually in. Yes, I share moments of freedom and revelation.. but still I manage to somehow fall.. weather it be through anger, lust, bitterness, skepticism, pride.. There are so many ways to sin, and only ONE way to be saved.

I guess this thought gave me hope.. only because the freedom I need, is the freedom to love. And Sin gets in the way of that. So by being pure of mind, and heart.. I can freely express that which God has given graciously to me.

I can imagine the countenance of the pure of heart, and I hear the psalms echo in my mind.

What joy awaits for those who are pure of heart.. who takes His Word as their delight. Blessed is HE says the Lord.. He shall not stumble, nor shall he want. His heart shall be steadfast upon the Lord.. meditating day and night on HIS principles..

The contenance of this man, is one of peace, love, strength, and humilty..  Like a tree planted along the river, whose roots grow strong, one whos leaves shall never weather, one that will bear fruit in due season, and one prospers in all that he does..

my heart is still with conviction.. remembering the fire that once dwelt.. the passion that once consumed.. your heart engulfed me.. I was quick to yield.. and sure to find.. that which your hand presented to mine..

yet somehow along the way.. my heart grew weary.. my spirit dismayed… sin crept its head and layed foot..

the battle that once raged on.. became too much.. too strong. .

I was deceived into the perception, that I could resist by my own might.. yet within the source that I thought to fight.. I was betrayed and defeated.. sin draws from within, fleshly desires that amount us as men..

thus far it begun.. a season of being undone… yet threw its array.. I sought to trust and obey.. disregarding the stigma of sin.. that blinded my way

I relied on grace.. yet it was not enough.. for my selfish desires had run me amuck ..

fighting.. and feuding.. my actions cheapend your grace.. my hearts desires became inward and misplaced..

through it all… my life shifted.. and sprawled..

so I continued to do.. the only thing that I knew..