Why Am I Alive?
The topic of the sermon tonight at chuch tonight talked about why we are here on earth. This is a topic that I have heard a couple of sermons on and it got me thinking. There were several good points that were covered in this sermon but it got me thinking that there has been some things that have been left out of (or not clarified) in several of the sermons that I've heard on this topic.
First off, Life (in the beginning of time) and life now is all about a relationship with God. In the garden of eden there was only God, Adam, and Eve. When I think about this I picture Adam and Eve having the deepest relationship with God. I imagine them talking with Him, laughing with Him, and having a very intimate relationship with Him. Genesis 1 and 2 are talk about what life was like before man screwed everything up. Because we (man) screwed things up, everyone will be judged by Christ when he returns. Phillipians 2: 9-11 says "...that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Life really is about having that relationship with Christ. He wants us to be intimate with him. At camp this summer, one of the speakers said something that really caught my attention, "God doesn't want to be apart of your life, He wants TO BE your life. He wants the reason that you live to be for him and him only.
Secondly, Jesus says in Matthew that the greatest commandment is to Love God. This includes loving him with your heart, sould, mind, and strength. I think that our society has only gotten half of what this really means. What does it mean to Love God? I don't know if this is due to the fact that the church has not taught us what it means really love God or because we have just missed the mark on this one but I'm coming to realized that a lot of christians don't really know what this looks like. Now I definitely don't have it all down or close to it, but Jesus gives us some glimpses into what this means. In John when he is talking to Peter he askes Peter if he truly loves him. When Peter answers that he does Jesus says, "feed my sheep." This also goes back to what Christ said in Matthew when he says whatever you do to the least of these you do unto me. I think that is what it means to love God, to do all of those things. Mabey I'm off but that is what I've been thinking.
I doubt anyone reads this but if you do, what do you thing?
The topic of the sermon tonight at chuch tonight talked about why we are here on earth. This is a topic that I have heard a couple of sermons on and it got me thinking. There were several good points that were covered in this sermon but it got me thinking that there has been some things that have been left out of (or not clarified) in several of the sermons that I've heard on this topic.
First off, Life (in the beginning of time) and life now is all about a relationship with God. In the garden of eden there was only God, Adam, and Eve. When I think about this I picture Adam and Eve having the deepest relationship with God. I imagine them talking with Him, laughing with Him, and having a very intimate relationship with Him. Genesis 1 and 2 are talk about what life was like before man screwed everything up. Because we (man) screwed things up, everyone will be judged by Christ when he returns. Phillipians 2: 9-11 says "...that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Life really is about having that relationship with Christ. He wants us to be intimate with him. At camp this summer, one of the speakers said something that really caught my attention, "God doesn't want to be apart of your life, He wants TO BE your life. He wants the reason that you live to be for him and him only.
Secondly, Jesus says in Matthew that the greatest commandment is to Love God. This includes loving him with your heart, sould, mind, and strength. I think that our society has only gotten half of what this really means. What does it mean to Love God? I don't know if this is due to the fact that the church has not taught us what it means really love God or because we have just missed the mark on this one but I'm coming to realized that a lot of christians don't really know what this looks like. Now I definitely don't have it all down or close to it, but Jesus gives us some glimpses into what this means. In John when he is talking to Peter he askes Peter if he truly loves him. When Peter answers that he does Jesus says, "feed my sheep." This also goes back to what Christ said in Matthew when he says whatever you do to the least of these you do unto me. I think that is what it means to love God, to do all of those things. Mabey I'm off but that is what I've been thinking.
I doubt anyone reads this but if you do, what do you thing?
posted by BetweenTheLines | 7:29 PM
1 Comments:
Hey dude. Seems simple, but just like Eden, I keep screwing up and making it harder.
Walking and talking and listening for His voice. I don't believe it 4 steps or 7 methods or 10 suggestions....I do believe that I am here for Him and His good pleasure. I'm not sure what His good pleasure is exactly, but I'm almost certain its relational.
Just finished Donald Miller's follow up to Blue Like Jazz, Searching for God Knows What. It's good.
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