thoughts...

Uhhg so much circling around in my head right now. This is what happens when roommate leaves me for the weekend and I have too much time on my hands to think and not verbally process. ;) Amy come back soon...

Here are the current topics of interest:
-Inflammation and its link to joint paint, muscle pain, psoriasis, asthma, (basically my life...) and a book called The Inflammation Free Diet Plan thanks to an infomercial that I was watching today for this.
-Mountaineer Basketball and the final four games tomorrow.
-Misinterpretations of the Bible and different groups that don't preach the true Gospel.  Oh how God must be grievous of this.  I just want people to experience freedom in Christ.
-The truth and Supremacy of the true Christ.  About his character and the balance between truth and grace and these verses in Romans 5:
¹²Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned— ¹³for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law. ¹⁴Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come.
 ¹⁵But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many! ¹⁶Again, the gift of God is not like the result of the one man's sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. ¹⁷For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
 ¹⁸Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. ¹⁹For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
 ²⁰The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, ²¹so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.


Lord we do not deserve all that You have given us.  Help us to better understand all that You did for us on the cross.  That when you died You said that it was finished and You offered yourself up for the sake of restoring fellowship with You.  You tore the veil and made a way for us to be with You.  Help us to see Your beauty and unconditional love.  You love us in spite of us.  Thank you that we don't have to have it all together to come to You.  But instead, You prefer us to be broken and messy.  You tell us that in our weakness is when You are most strong. Amen.