3:27

It's 3:27 in the morning, and I just feel like writing.
With that being said, I don't know how to articulate what I want to say, and I'm not even sure if I know what I want to say.

Jon Rodick and I talked about heaven this evening. Is your view/sight of Christ to small? If you answered no, I would emphatically say you're wrong. Christians- we need to think about heaven. Do we realize that heaven is the end of God's salvation. And of course, this is not to imply that heaven ends. What I'm getting at is this. Christian, you will spend ETERNITY in heaven. What is heaven? What will we do there? Why would one want to go there?

The bible is fairly vague on the matter, but it is indeed true that Christ is there bodily. It is also true that deity dwells in Him fully and shines in His face. So I suppose what I'm getting at is this. Christ will be in heaven, and this is heaven- seeing and savoring Christ for who He is. Is this your souls delight now? If you do not delight in this now, what will you do in heaven then?

It might be just me (and i don't think it is), but anything less than seeing Christ as He is in heaven for all eternity sounds boring to me. Perhaps what I'm getting at is, We need to think more about who Jesus is. Who is He? Our first answer should be "the son of God" but we should never end there. He didn't intend for us to.
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Outside of that realm, I had another grand conversation with Billy. We are too often afraid of what the "world" will think of us when we tell them about our God. Christian- please don't water down who God is for the sake of not being ridiculed by the world. God isn't changing. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. We don't need to change Him for others. He is culturally relevant because He is eternal, and He is our creator. We don't need to change his face for the culture. The culture needs to see Him for who He is and what He has done at the cross through His son. How can the culture see that if we're not faithful to His word? We'll never be fully faithful to it, but that doesn't mean we must not try. I won't lie, I fear man. But if we are faithful to our God, then who shall we fear? Even so, if we are not faithful, He is faithful to us. Who shall we fear then? God is to be worshipped and known for who He is. I think that's a bit of what our conversation looked like. Dig deep! I also mentioned how I look forward to having a wife (if I'm called), but also I have the realization that she can't fill my need for God. She can't fill the "hole" that only Christ can. So then ladies, be awesome wives to your husbands and point them to Christ- the only one who can be their souls true delight. That is the beginning and end of true romance: pointing one another to the one who can love and does love like no one else can.
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Lastly, I talk to much. If you agree, say yes. When you say yes, please rebuke me, and encourage me to be slow to speak. sorry for the ramblings. it's what i do best.
-Blake, 3:49 am