To the youth and faithful brethren at Mesa Baptist: Blessed be the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave up His own Son so that we may have life.
I sit here at 2 a.m. in the youth room of the church with Josh on a quiet Friday night. Just about each week, we take time out of our schedules to have fellowship with each other and pray for you all specifically upstairs. At times, it seems like our prayers become so addicting that we actually end up losing out on much of the sleep we intended to recover. By ditching the comforts of home and taking up our sleeping bags on the couches, it allows us to refocus for the weekend of ministry, and keep our eyes on the One Whom we cannot see, but still love.
With that, a Scripture comes to my mind as I set my eyes on the God I am in love with tonight. In 1st Peter 1:8, the apostle Peter writes to homeless believers (1 Peter 1:1) about Jesus, the friend Whom he followed so dearly with for 3-1/2 years. He exhorts, "Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. Though you do not now see Him, you believe in Him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with joy..."
It is true that I have never physically seen my Savior Jesus. I know His Holy Spirit (who by the way is also a person), and I acknowledge the undeniable experiences I've had with Him throughout my life. But again, I am currently in a place where I eagerly await the initial confronting of my King face to face. This thought was born in me this evening when I began watching a video of United States soldiers returning home to surprise their loved ones around Christmas. Wives, mothers, fathers, grandparents, and children were often confronted by the shocking, unannounced appearances these men had made to their families unexpected. The joy on the faces of these families were "inexpressible", and could easily bring the toughest men to tears in a heartbeat. Before seeing them, month after month and doubt after doubt had passed as each family member wrestled with the thought of never seeing their soldier return home again. Nevertheless, when the day of reuniting came, words were simply insufficient as tears abounded. Take this very thought of awaiting a loved one returning home from war, and consider the "inexpressible joy" we are going to have on that day when we finally get to meet Christ at home.
The song writer does well in the lyrics of I Can Only Imagine when he sings, "I can only imagine what my eyes will see when your face is before me, Surrounded by Your glory, What will my heart feel, Will I dance for you Jesus or in awe of You be still, Will I stand in Your presence, Or to my knees will I fall, Will I sing hallelujah, Will I be able to speak at all, I can only imagine." With this reward in mind, there is no person better living for. Certainly, the day we meet Jesus will be one that we can only begin to imagine.
Please watch the video link below after you are done reading this, and consider your Savior. There will be a day when we meet Him, as He so anxiously awaits us!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJi1v15yhlM
See you Sunday! I love you guys,
Dakota
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