Bread of life

As I was giving the conversation a week or so ago I stated that god never gives up on humanity. After church someone asked me but what about the flood or if we choose to walk away.

Fair question.

Which I responded with 2 things

1. I don't see the Old Testament as god breathing fire and wrath on his people rather the people of the time and their viewpoint of who and what they thought god was

2. Even if you see all these happening as gods direct reflect..he still soared Noah. So humanity as a whole he doesn't give up.

As I have thought and studied more on the subject I have still arrived at the same conclusion:

Jesus doesnt give up on humanity.   

- religious leaders 

-Judas

-Us

I cant tell you how many conversations we had with people this last week. That you dont have to live in guilt and condemnation. It wasnt like we handed them a track and started quoting verses...no this all came up in natural conversation with multiple people. people are seeking and they dont know that they can give up the control, the bitterness, the hate, the guilt. that has all been put to death and now its time to live. 

- From the beginning Adam and Eve he could of easily said well that escalated quickly lets just start over no. Even after they mess up God says im still here, he makes them clothes and still talks to them. He doesnt throw them out on the street and remain in Eden. no he follows us. Even though sin was raging he saves noah to continue the beautiful story of humanity and tells him how to build a cruise ship to save them and the animals cause Gods an animal lover. David lies cheats steals kills and yet a man after Gods on own heart and i could stand up here all day and give you all examples in the bible and outside the bible that will show you that no matter what happens God doesnt abandon his people...ever... we might try to abandon him but he says this is part of the story. Hes still there.

so if you dont take away anything else from this morning please listen to me when I say God has more for you. Whatever you are seeking he wants to give it  to you in abundance. Peace, happiness, restoration....he wants to give you the bread of life.

Justice

I've heard it said they'll get what's coming to them.....

But what if its not in the way you think? I have nothing to back this up but what if god just takes all that stuff away. Instead of repaying the evil with wrath we have created in our mind but instead  that he took away all the hurt, the suffering, and tally marks? We feel that we have to repay....but justice is making everything right. Wrath vs reconciliation. What if he just takes it all away and restores both parties..just something to think about before we begin to harbor bitterness  in the name of Jesus....that's dangerous 

Because in the upside down kingdom it is not an eye for an eye but rather

 for every hurt a loving embrace 

 For every death a sea of peace

For every pain a song of joy 

A song I wrote

What would you do if the world ended today

Would you look back and say you did all you could do

Or would you laugh a littler longer cry more tears

 Maybe even have one more beer

Wish upon another shooting star in the sky 

Peace like a river

People live life as time can be used again 

They don't know that people can be gone in a flash 

Don't say what they really think 

But I bet that thought never even crossed your mind 

Tell em that you love them and they mean the world to you

Love like an ocean

One day you hear those cruel words

Here one moment in your arms and gone the next

As they lower her into the ground wind blows (skip)

dirt hits the ground 

Start to even wonder what your own souls worth 

Joy  like an fountain

What would you do if your life ended today

Would you look back and say you didn't do all you could do

Or would grab deaths hand give him a kiss 

Start the long stroll towards eternal blissful 

Never even looking  back to try to say  goodbye

Peace