The Kingdom of God is hard to understand.

Matthew 16 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”  17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 

This is Peter.  And this Peter is the guy who promised loyalty and ran.  This is the Peter who denied even knowing Jesus, the guy who swore just to make that point crystal clear.  This is the guy who fell asleep in Jesus’ darkest hour.

A rock?

Not even a pebble.

But our view of the gospel is always tainted.

We choose to be judged by what we intended to do …

But we judge others by what they did.

But the reality of the universe is really very simple.

God says we will be judged in EVERY WAY.  And the reality is that even a person will say:  “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.”

And so here we are …

On the road to Hell.

Enter Jesus.

Full of grace and truth.

Healing the sick.  Raising the dead.

Putting His hands on the unclean.

Standing up for the broken.

But above all of that … He is calling up those who are not equipped — like Peter.

And He is calling you too.

So bring your broken self to the foot of the cross.

Accept His grace.

And go give away His love.

That’s enough for today … and the reality is … It Is Enough For A Lifetime.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J