Yep, He's There.

There's a lot that I could write about today, which I count as a good thing. I had some good readings from Morning and Evening, a great time of discussion about revival with some friends, and enjoyed some real Christian fellowship. This (or rather yesterday) morning's devo was about Christ's promise to always be with us. Even when we forget Him, or lay Him by the wayside, His promise still stands true. I found this evident today through the time I spent with other believers. I met with 6 other friends at Wendy's today to discuss revival. We had a great time, but we also had some serious discussion about what it might take to truly see revival happen. We decided that at least one of the main elements would be people realizing their hopelessness without Christ. And that goes for those who already call themselves Christians. Even now we can often base our salvation on works. But before we can expect to see revival we need to understand that it is not by anything we have done or can do that we are saved but only by the wonderful grace of our Lord and Saviour Jesus the Christ (Eph 2:8-9). After this meeting we all conveyed ourselves over to an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party ( where I took third in the ugly sweater contest). The party was put on by Mike Sainz and it was just a bunch of brothers and sisters in Christ having a good time. After the ugly sweater catwalk contest we played a rousing game of salad bowl and enjoyed each other's company while eating food. Now, even though both events served different purposes and played out completely differently, Christ was present at both. "Well of course Christ was there, those were Christian events!" you might be saying. Well yes, but He was also there when I was struggling with my thoughts earlier in the day and He was there when "coincidentally" my friend texted me to see how I was doing. So, whether you are honoring God or doing your own thing, Christ is there, why not make use of the time and spend it with Him instead of trying to hide from Him!