Last night, we got to talk to the Young Life kids about salvation. It was pretty neat how everybody was noisy and laughing and making fun of the kid that worked at McDonald’s, and then like the wonder of the first snowflakes of the season falling, the mystery of God spread through the room. Some kids were still fidgeting with uncomfortable looks on their faces. Others had eyes locked on the speaker, and he wasn’t doing any voodoo magic or Jedi mind tricks, he was just telling the story of God and his only son, Jesus, who died to pay the price of our sin. He explained that this huge, undeserved payment was paid, so that we could be with God. Sin separates us from God, and Jesus paid the price of our sin--for us. Not because we did anything, but because he loved us. And God didn’t pick Jesus to pay the price because he did anything wrong, Jesus was perfect—like those first snowflakes.
It’s interesting how people get squirmy when you talk about spiritual matters because it seems easier to focus on the seemingly "real" things in life: gaming systems, clothes, sports, or music. But we don’t like to always think about what is beyond what our little eyes can see. And it’s not much fun to admit that we’re not perfect or that we have times when we realize that there’s a deep need in us to be loved and to know why on earth we’re on this earth.
Peace.
It’s an amazing feeling to stop being squirmy, to be real (with ourselves, others, and God), and to let our creator, the awesome and glorious and wonderful God love us. Ahhhhh…peace.
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