Your World

What is your world like?

What did you eat for breakfast?

Where did you sleep last night?

Who was with you this morning?

What will you play with tonight?

How will you feel when you get up tomorrow morning?

For most of us, these questions have good answers.  For some a few of the answers are hard.  Maybe we don't have a mom or dad.  Maybe we've lost someone we really loved.  Maybe our toys are broken or we have to eat Brussels sprouts!  

Maybe we don't have anyone who loves us.  Maybe we don't get to play with toys that are our own.  Maybe we have to stay inside all the time because we'd freeze outside.  Maybe our heat has been turned off for the last few months because there isn't enough money.

Maybe things are going well.  Maybe things are going bad.  Either way, it's all because of Jesus.  God tells us that everything in our world is held together by Jesus.  So, if things are good or bad, it's all because of Jesus.  If things are hard or easy, it's all because of Jesus.  If bellies are full or empty, it's all because of Jesus and his love for us.  

Jesus' love for us invades every part of our world.  And His love is an odd thing to grasp.  It fills us and makes us realize how empty we are.  His love reaches us and reminds us how very far we are.  His love embraces us and shows us our need of him.  It gives us hope and creates more hope than we could ever have imagined. 

But, we can see that God's hand is involved with all that we have occurring.  Whether we have lots or little, his pursuits are to draw us to him -- over and over again -- all through love.  And because of that love, we can't help but to give back.  Look at all we've got!!  His life, his death, his power over sin, his resurrection from the dead!  He's done all of it for you and me!  Think about how you can give back, how you can show thanks for that love.