Teleportation...The Ultimate Superpower

Sorry, Hersch. Really the title is just making fun of you. Although, I've thought often, especially lately, that if I could teleport myself back and forth from Evansville and wherever I'm driving at the moment, I could save a lot of time and be more productive....but I think I'd still like to fly...hehe Anyway, I don't really have a point for tonight's blog entry. I just wanted to remind you that God is good and awesome, and sometimes I overlook the small things and take for granted the big things...like waking up every morning and waking me up to finally make the changes necessary in my life. It's awesome.

You know, sometimes I forget I'm forgiven. Renaissance Theater from Bethel College came up from Tennessee and took over our morning worship at church yesterday. There was a pretty funny role this girl played and she wailed and screamed out while hiding from God because she couldn't forgive herself. It's something you'd have to see, but it was pretty funny. I enjoyed it, but, you know, sometimes I'm right there in that same place. I'm not trying to hide from God, but I build up this complete condemnation in my own head. How could He love me after what I've done? Why in the world would He choose to bless me? I sin all the time. Can He forgive me one more time?

Romans 8:1-4 says "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life se4t me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the spirit." If you are a Child of God, there is no condemnation. I know it. I believe it. But sometimes I forget it.

I drew a picture when I was in high school. I thought it was a pretty good concept. The picture wasn't too, hot 'cause coming up with something of my own out of my head and putting it into a drawing isn't my specialty. I can do cartoon figures by looking at the pictures, but anyway....sorry. My ADD kicked in there...lol Back to the picture. It was a picture of a tree and a dirt path going back to this big beautiful sea (in my head it was beautiful). Anyway, at the tree, right before you go over the hill that takes you to the sea there's a sign. The sign says "Sea of Forgetfulness...No Fishing." I thought it was pretty cool. I'm sure I threw it out a while ago, but as I was reading tonight, it just came back to mind. Neat-o.

Anyway, I hope you all are having a wonderful evening. Don't forget...There's not fishing in the Sea of Forgetfulness. There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.