Surrounded and cornered by evil men who wanted to kill me and had all of the power to do just that, He stepped in.

And in one decision, He destroyed an evil mob with a strikingly powerful action, dropping them like they were not even formidable.

Relieved, Grateful, and Full of Adoration, I stepped in to thank Him.  But my self centered perspective had missed something.  In His defense of me, He had suffered a mortal wound, and the pain He was in was incredibly hard to watch.  He dropped to the floor at my feet and labored into His last breaths.  Before He expired, He looked to the ceiling and declared “it is Paid In Full”.  

I had life.

I had hope.

My enemies were dead on the ground.

And I had a new purpose.

Though I am not perfect, I am aligned.

Though I am not a good example, I am loyal.

And though I do not do a good job showing it, I love Him as my greatest friend.

Romans 5 6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

I wish I could declare myself perfect.

I wish I could be a beacon that shows the way.

I wish I were half the man that He was … and IS.

But the reality is this:

Jesus saved my life.

And I have an eternity to try to thank Him for this … because I RECEIVE HIM, and those who RECEIVE HIM have the right to be Children Of God.

RECEIVE HIM.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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